In the Hanzhang Palace, Xie Guifei sat in the main hall drinking tea, and He Nushi walked in quickly, stood in front of her, bowed her head slightly, and called cautiously: "Niangniang." ”

Concubine Xie was still holding the teacup, only raised her eyes to look at her, and asked, "Did you get the thing?" ”

He Nushi nodded, and Concubine Xie immediately waved her hand casually at the palace attendants in the palace, signaling them all to retreat.

After the cadres and others had retreated, He Nushi looked back at it with disapprehension, and then took out a piece of yellow paper rolled into a paper tube from his sleeve and said: "The slave maid is afraid that it will be troublesome, and she didn't dare to steal the secret music, so she copied it by hand, and the handwriting was copied according to the secret music." ”

He Shaoyan, like Shen Wenhe, is also a master of copying calligraphy, which is one of the reasons why Xie Guifei admires her.

Concubine Xie took the yellow paper, carefully studied the handwriting on it, couldn't help frowning, and said, "This handwriting is so familiar." ”

He Nushi poked his head and glanced at it, and said: "When the slave and maid copied it by hand, I felt that this handwriting was familiar, as if I had seen it somewhere. ”

Concubine Xie looked at it carefully, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and instructed He Nushi: "Shaoyan, you go and bring the three books that Shen Wenhe wrote to Yanghou at the beginning." ”

The letter of appointment sent by Shen Wenhe and Xie Yu when he was married, the letter of gift sent by the Shen family when Xie Yu had a big gift, and the letter of welcome given by Shen Wenhe when he married Xie Yu were all written by Shen Wenhe and had never been in the hands of others.

The three books have always been in the hands of Xie Guifei.

When He Nushi heard Xie Guifei's words, she knew that Xie Guifei must have recognized this word, but it was written by Shen Wenhe, so she hurriedly rummaged through the boxes and cabinets to find the three books.

"Niangniang," He Nushi handed the three books to Xie Guifei, Xie Guifei read them one by one, and carefully compared the secret music copied by He Nushi.

"Sure enough, it's him!" Xie Guifei snorted coldly, and was so angry that she threw the three books and yellow paper in her hand on the ground, He Nushi was very shrewd, first picked up the three books and put them aside, and then picked up the yellow paper, threw it on the stove, and watched the yellow paper burn to ashes.

Xie Guifei said again: "This ungrateful dog thing, when he was Wu Xing Shen's family, the door was in decline, and the palace intended to win over his father's troops, kindly marry Yanghou to him, and revitalize the lintel of his Shen family, but I didn't expect him to turn his face and take refuge in King Wuling, and now he is still helping King Wuling deal with the son of this palace!" ”

"Four years ago, Shen Yuzhi's old thief led the troops to wash the Great Sima Mansion in blood, and the palace knew that he was the emperor's order to be violated, so he never asked him to settle this account, and now the father and son have used such a trick again!"

The more Xie Guifei spoke, the more angry she became, she involuntarily clenched her fists, raised it slightly, and slammed it heavily on the desk on the side, the slender jade hand suddenly became red, Xie Guifei didn't feel any pain at all, she really gritted her teeth with hatred.

Seeing the situation, He Nushi persuaded softly: "Don't be angry, this Shen family is certainly crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, wolf-hearted, but you can't be angry with their father and son, if you want to deal with them, let's come to a long time, why can't you solve today's hatred!" ”

Concubine Xie took a deep breath and said, "You're right, the coming day is long, and this palace has its own means to deal with them!" ”

The palace maid hurriedly walked to the door of the hall and said to Concubine Xie Gui: "Niangniang, someone from the Suitable Dry Hall came to send a message, saying that His Royal Highness King Linchuan has woken up. ”

"Awake?" Xie Guifei was still full of sadness, hearing this, she immediately stretched her brows, she glanced at He Nushi, and then stood up, and only said: "Go and see this palace." ”

The palace maid who was standing at the door and said the word immediately turned sideways and gave way, and He Nushi also followed Xie Guifei to the Shiqian Palace.

At this time, Xiao Daocheng was not in the Shiqian Palace, the master and servant arrived here, and went straight to the West Palace, Xiao Ying was lying on the bed, and the princess Xun was sitting on the edge of the bed, holding the decoction in one hand and the spoon in the other, and was carefully feeding Xiao Ying the medicine.

"Light!" Xie Guifei was in a hurry, and as soon as she entered the west hall, she called out, Xun listened to the call, and looked back, seeing that Xie Guifei was coming, she hurriedly put down the decoction, stood up, bowed to Xie Guifei, and called respectfully: "Mother." ”

Xun stood up, just to give way to Xiao Ying, who was lying on the bed and couldn't move.

"Mother concubine......" Xiao Ying opened her mouth weakly, without energy, frowning slightly as she spoke, as if she was still in pain.

Concubine Xie ignored Xun's family, walked straight to the bed and sat down, she looked at Xiao Ying, her eyes were full of love, quite a motherly manner.

"Guang'er, are you better?"

Xiao Ying only nodded, and Concubine Xie saw that there was a decoction on the low cabinet next to Xun's side, so she stretched out her hand over, and Xun's understood and hurriedly handed her the decoction.

Concubine Xie took the decoction, waved her hand at Xun's family, and said, "You should retreat first." ”

"Yes," Xun was born in Yingchuan Xun, a famous noblewoman who has been educated in etiquette since she was a child, and her speech and demeanor are in accordance with the rules, she dare not have a trace of rudeness, she stood up, saluted to Xie Guifei, and whispered softly: "Erchen retires." ”

With that, he stepped back all the way until he reached the door, and then turned around and walked out of the west hall.

Xie Guifei watched Xun walk out with her own eyes, so she gave He Nushi who was standing on the side a look and motioned her to close the door.

He Nushi closed the door, and Concubine Xie relieved her heart and said to Xiao Ying: "Guang'er, there are no outsiders here." ”

Xiao Ying immediately changed his face, he was in front of Xun's family, he was a serious and cautious husband, superior to others, and now in front of Xie Guifei, he became a submissive son, he looked aggrieved and pitiful, and complained to Xie Guifei with a little crying, and said: "Mother, the child hurts so much......

His speech and demeanor are like a child who has not grown up, as if he is still inseparable from the protection of his parents.

Concubine Xie Guifei held the decoction in one hand, wiped the sweat beads on Xiao Ying's forehead with a handkerchief in the other, and said very gently: "Good boy, my mother knows that you are in pain, and she also knows that you are suffering, but today's matter is really unavoidable."

You must know that your father is suspicious by nature, and Cheng Rate is questioned, and you can't get rid of it, if you don't dispel your father's suspicion of you, even if Cheng Rate doesn't confess to you, in the future, I'm afraid you won't have a comfortable life. ”

Xiao Ying couldn't help nodding at Concubine Xie, and said with a smile: "The child understands that everything the mother does is for the good of the child, and the child understands." ”

"Good boy, it's good if you understand," Xie Guifei was very pleased, she took back the veil, suddenly smiled, and said: "You blocked the sword for your father today, it can be said that you have a meritorious service, your father remembers your goodness, and in the future, he will definitely pay more attention to you. ”

Xiao Ying nodded again, and then said with a smile: "Mother, don't worry, the child will live up to her mother's expectations in the future!" ”

"Well," Concubine Xie smiled like a loving mother, then picked up the spoon, scooped a spoonful of decoction, put it to her mouth and blew it gently, and then fed it to Xiao Ying, she said: "Mother has found out that it was Shen Wenhe who gave your father a secret recital, and impeached Cheng Cheng for using power for personal gain." ”

"Shen Wenhe?" Xiao Ying was so excited for a while, so angry that he was about to sit up, Xie Guifei pressed him and said: "He must have been instructed by your fifth brother, don't startle the snake, they are the secret music, I don't know that my mother has found out that they are designing to harm you, these days, you only need to live and recuperate in the Shiqian Palace, and the rest of the things will be dealt with by your own mother." ”

Concubine Xie said, scooped up another spoonful of decoction, blew it and sent it to Xiao Ying's mouth, and then fed him to drink, and there was an inner supervisor knocking on the door outside, and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Linchuan, your concubine, His Royal Highness the King of Wuling has come down." ”

Hearing this, Concubine Xie sneered immediately, and said to herself: "Hmph, I really said Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive!" After speaking, she gave He Nushi another look.

He Nushi strode to the door, opened the door, and really saw Xiao Ye standing outside with Liu Fang, He Shaoyan curtsied, Xiao Ye ignored it, and swaggered in, he saw Xie Guifei sitting on the edge of the bed, and laughed contemptuously, "Yo, Xie Guifei is also there." ”

"Concubine Xie?"

This "Xie Guifei" caused Xie Guifei, who was already dissatisfied with Xiao Ye, to become more and more dissatisfied with him, and in the palace, except for Xiao Daocheng, who saw her and didn't respectfully call her "Gui Concubine Niangniang"? How could anyone call her by her last name?

"King Wuling is too ignorant of respect and humility," Concubine Xie didn't even look at Xiao Ye, and was still feeding Xiao Ying medicine to herself.

"Oh?" When Xiao Ye heard what Concubine Xie said, she thought she was saying that he didn't salute when he saw her, so he bent down and made a mock gesture.

Xie Guifei was not used to him, so she naturally didn't eat him, so she continued: "This palace married into the Xiao family as a counterpart, after Queen Zhao passed away, this palace was corrected by your father and became a wife, according to the rules, this palace is your mother-in-law, but you actually call the surname of this palace, but don't put this palace in your eyes?" ”

Xiao Ye sneered, listening to his mother's concubine, this Xie family was born in a famous family, when she married into the Xiao family, she was unwilling to be a concubine, so she regarded herself as a flat wife.

After all, she is not a queen now.

"What is a mother-in-law? Fathers and wives. Your concubine Niangniang, you were indeed the king's mother-in-law, but now that your father has established the country, even if you are a stepwife, you are not a successor, although this king wants to serve you as a mother-in-law, but he does not dare to call you without authorization, even if this king eats the bear's heart and leopard gall, and calls you a 'queen mother', Niangniang, I am afraid that you may not dare to agree, right? ”

Xiao Ye said, and then smiled contemptuously, Xie Guifei was so angry that she was dizzy, and immediately raised her hand to point at him and scolded: "You! You...... You're so presumptuous! ”

This matter has always been a scar in Xie Guifei's heart, thinking that when she was in the Qi Palace, she had become Xiao Daocheng's stepwife, that Xiao Daocheng was called the emperor, and she should be named the queen, but Xiao Daocheng only made her a Zhaoyi, and even gave her the position of the third lady, because of this matter, she was also laughed at by Luo Shuyi, who was also the ninth concubine, for a while.

Luo was named Shuyi, the first of the nine concubines, and she was only Zhaoyi, she was once proud of her status as a wife, but she was overwhelmed by that Yizhou cheap maid everywhere, until she was promoted to a noble concubine, and then she raised her head in front of Luo Shuyi.

Now that Xiao Ye mentioned her sad past, she was naturally resentful.

She never mentioned the distinction between concubines and concubines, and scolded: "It's really uneducated!" ”

Xiao Ye was disdainful, and only said: "Your concubine, this king heard that the third brother was injured today, so he came to visit, why don't you seem to welcome it?" ”

"It's not that you're not welcome, it's really that your third brother's injury is not light, and the imperial doctor ordered him to recuperate," Xie Guifei said, still feeding Xiao Ying medicine by herself, and then she said in a weird way: "The reason why your third brother stayed in the Shiqian Hall to recuperate is that he doesn't want to be disturbed by those cats and dogs. ”

Xie Guifei was humiliating Xiao Ye in and out of her words, although Xiao Ye was annoyed in her heart, she pretended not to care about it on her face, and said painlessly: "That is the case, then the king will leave first, third brother, you can give birth and recuperate." ”

Xiao Ying nodded ignorantly, and Xiao Ye left.

On the way back to the palace, they all put on a stinky face and scolded Xie Guifei: "It's really self-aware, and you dare to claim to be the king's mother-in-law, and she is also worthy?" ”

He and Liu Fang returned to the palace, walked to the door of the study, pushed the door and were about to enter, Huan Rang hurriedly ran over and called: "Your Highness!" There is a matter of retribution for the lowly position. ”

"Oh?" Xiao Ye was quite surprised, he looked back at Liu Fang and looked at each other, and then said to Huan Rang: "What's the matter?" ”

Huan Rang said bluntly: "The matter of Cheng Rate was designed by the county lord of Shanyin. ”

Xiao Ye was stunned, and hurriedly asked, "What do you say?" ”

Huan Rang overheard the conversation between Xie Zheng and Xiao Zhen in the Hou Mansion and told Xiao Ye all about it, Xiao Ye listened, and instinctively glanced at Liu Fang, and said: "So, that secret music was presented by Xie Zheng?" ”

"The matter of the secret performance, I didn't hear the county lord of Shanyin mention it, but I heard the prince's meaning, it was indeed the county lord of Shanyin who designed Cheng Rate to plant his follow, and she also said to the prince that everything complained about the King of Linchuan with Xie Guifei to give advice, otherwise, the King of Linchuan would be condemned together with Cheng Rate," Huan Rang did not dare to have any reservations about Xiao Ye.

"Okay, okay, this king really didn't misunderstand you!" Cheng Yu's case has passed, and now it doesn't matter who designed it, Xiao Ye actually has no surprise in his heart, but he is also glad that Huan Rang gave him a message today, so that he has a trace of trust in Huan Rang.

When Huan Rang heard Xiao Ye's words, he was also glad that he finally had a chance.

In the evening, the time has come, Huan let the dismissal walk on the way back to the Hou Mansion, he was faintly uneasy in his heart, he sneaked out today, not to mention that he overheard Xie Zheng and the prince talking, and was bumped into by Huan Ling, and later returned to the house, Huan Ling will definitely ask him for clarification, he is not easy to explain.

Suddenly saw the restaurant on the side, he had an idea, he went in and bought a jar of wine out, at first he poured two sips into his mouth, but did not drink it, but it was used to rinse his mouth, he spit out the wine in his mouth, and then spilled a little wine on his body, and when he walked to the door of the Hou Mansion, he staggered and pretended to be drunk, the porter saw him, and was busy helping him up left and right, and one said: "How can Erlangjun be so drunk......

The other shouted at the guest hall: "County marquis! Erlang-kun is back! ”

Huan Ling really sat in the guest hall all the time waiting for Huan Rang to come back, he heard that Huan Rang came back, but saw that he was drunk like mud, and hurriedly ran to help him and scolded: "Zhong Xuan! How do you drink like this! When did you become addicted to alcohol? ”

After he finished speaking, he was about to snatch the wine jar in Huan Rang's hand, but Huan Rang didn't let go, and said inarticulately: "Big brother, don't rob me of my wine!" I tell you, this wine is a good thing! Good stuff! ”

Huan Ling finally snatched the wine jar, threw it on the ground, and fell to pieces, he only said: "Quickly order the kitchen to prepare a bowl of decanting soup!" ”

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