027 Drunken will, suppressing the princess
After hearing this, Bai Fengxi suddenly understood, and went with Murong Lin, constantly praising her for being as careful as dust along the way, and even looking forward to Jin Yanjiao's ruined appearance of stealing chickens and rice, just imagining it made her heart secretly refreshed!
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And in the West Chamber's dormitory, this farce did not end with Bai Fengxi and Murong Lin's early departure, and the princess Su Yilan stared suspiciously at the splendid curtain that covered the bed, and secretly weighed Jin Yanjiao's words in her heart.
In fact, before dawn this morning, Jin Yanjiao broke into her dormitory, and when she firmly accused Concubine Shen of adultery, she had already concluded in her heart that Ming Shen had fallen into Jin Yanjiao's trap, otherwise Jin Yanjiao was presumptuous, and she didn't dare to lead everyone to catch the adulterer so much.
Since everyone has been encouraged here, they must sing a good show of treacherous shadows, but when they heard Ming Shen's fearless voice, they always felt that something was wrong, but as for what was wrong, they couldn't say it for a while, anyway, this moment was a great opportunity to get rid of Ming Shen, and Jin Yanjiao was the first bird, how could she give up easily?
So, with the mentality of waiting and seeing, she stood by and watched, secretly calculating!
"Mrs. Jin, Concubine Shen said that she did not commit adultery, why did you falsely accuse her?" Gu Su Yilan asked with a solemn face, in fact, she just wanted to set Jin Yanjiao's words, so it is estimated that this time to bring down Ming Shen, what is the chance of winning?
The good play arranged by Jin Yanjiao personally was naturally categorical, and Nuo Nuo forced the correction: "Don't be fooled by that little slut, don't be fooled by that little slut, think about it, how can our prince summon the daughter of a hostile family?" The one lying on the bed must be the adulterer, maybe it's still her old friend, if you don't believe in the concubine, princess, open the curtain and take a look, won't the truth be revealed? β
After listening to Jin Yanjiao's words, Gusu Yilan was like taking a reassuring pill, squinted her eyes and smiled: "Since Concubine Shen said that the man inside is our prince, then open the curtain and let everyone take a look, so that you can not only prove your innocence, but also set the record straight." β
"No way!" Ming Shen snorted lightly, and his anger contracted in his pupils: "The princess's words are certainly somewhat reasonable, but our prince has just gotten up and has not yet been freshened up, how can he see people like this?" In other words, once this curtain is opened, it means that you suspect the prince of being an adulterer, our prince's identity is precious, how can the Jin's three-inch tongue be slandered at will, she is just messing around, after all, she is from a small family, princess, you are the daughter of the country, and you are the wife of the prince, don't listen to the villain's slander, so that the prince has no face to embarrass. β
Her words hit the key point of Gusu Yilan, Gusu Yilan chuckled in her heart, she has been married to Wen Xuan for many years, and naturally knows that Wen Xuan has always cherished decency, if she insists on tearing open the curtain, it is definitely not a wise move, the man inside is not the prince, in case, this disrespectful crime is not something she can afford!
"You are all stunned by the little slut of Concubine Shen, the wild man in the tent is not our prince, if the princess doesn't believe it, the concubine will go and open the curtain now, and find out this pair of adulteres-husband-lewd-woman!" Jin Yanjiao gritted her teeth and said, in a hurry, she didn't care about her identity and body, she stepped forward in person, and tore open the curtain without fear of death!
The moment the curtain was lifted, everyone turned white, only to see Wen Xuan wearing a thin water-red soft robe sitting cross-legged on the bed, with a handsome face and slightly squinted peach blossom eyes, allowing the woman kneeling beside him to comb his hair and curl his hair.
This woman is Ming Shen, she holds a peach wood comb, gently combing Wen Xuan's black hair one by one, while her own long green silk is scattered behind her, from the side, the whole person reveals a graceful and beautiful appearance, eyebrows like Jiangnan green willows, lips like March peach blossoms. The cold and beautiful face is overflowing with the pink and charm of a new wife, presenting an astonishing and charming color.
"Princess, do you see clearly?" Wen Xuan turned his face sideways. Aunt Chong Su Yilan smiled faintly, and a mocking coldness flashed in her eyes: "This king is the 'adulterer' in the mouth of the Jin family?" β
Gusu Yilan only felt a cold air surging from the bottom of her heart, her lips trembled, and she hurriedly prostrated on the ground and said: "The concubine is guilty, beg the prince to forgive!" β
"Ask the prince for forgiveness!" Everyone also knelt down with the princess, Jin Yanjiao's face turned pale with fright, and she unconsciously clenched her hands, because just now Wen Xuan called her Jin in front of people, instead of the previous 'Jiao'er', it can be seen that this is a deliberate intention to have a relationship with her.
But why is that? What made her even more incomprehensible was why the adulterer last night had become the prince this morning?
Wen Xuan didn't mean to let everyone get up, and Swen Junya's face became more and more gloomy.
After being silent for a long time, he suddenly scolded the princess in an extremely stern tone: "It's just that the Jin family is messing around, she has always been that frivolous character, but Yilan you are different, as the head of the Duan's mansion, seeing the concubine's nonsense, not only did she not go to comfort and stop it in time, but she also messed around with her, which is simply ridiculous!" There are only a few people in the palace, you can't control it, how can you take the position of this princess? β
Gusu Yilan cares about and is most proud of what is nothing more than the position of the 'princess', the wife, as soon as she heard him say that it was difficult for her to be the princess, her heart suddenly became anxious, her eyes were red, and she said aggrievedly: "The concubine is confused for a while, beg the prince to give the concubine a chance, the concubine must change her past mistakes and control the sisters in the house!" β
"Knowing that mistakes can be changed, good is great, since you have the heart of repentance, then the king will remember the grace of the knot back then, and give you a chance, but if you do something wrong, you will be punished, you will stay in the Yilan courtyard and think about it for three months, reflect on it, the size of the house is appropriate, and it will be handed over to Fengxi and Shen'er to take care of it first!" Wen Xuan's cold wind-like voice blew through, making people feel chilled when they heard it.
But when he turned his head to look at Ming Shen, his voice became as gentle as spring returning to the earth: "Shen Qing, you have always been a smart person, and the affairs of the house are in your hands, this king is the most relieved, if there is anything you don't understand in the future, go and ask the princess and your sister Feng, or you can come directly to ask this king." β
Ming Shen nodded yes, her attitude was not shocked, the princess smiled reluctantly, and helplessly bent her waist again to thank her, sour tears slowly slid into the corners of her mouth along the corners of her eyes, desperately swallowing the salty taste, but bitter in her heart!
Ming Shen looked at the princess's appearance, slightly sad, in fact, this matter has nothing to do with her, at most she just has the heart to see herself and Jin Yanjiao's 'snipe and clam fighting', so as to sit and reap the benefits of the fisherman, it is enough to be wronged by a few criticisms, but it is really impossible to be grounded, and even the authority is confiscated.
However, she also saw that the reason why Wen Xuan did this was that he was a little drunkard.
He discovered Jin Yanjiao's conspiracy last night, but he was not in a hurry to expose it, just now he could prevent her from going out to confront people, I am afraid that he was waiting for Jin Yanjiao to lead the princess to make trouble together, and then take the opportunity to find a reason to reprimand and suppress the princess.
In this way, he will be able to better control Gu Suhan, use Gu Suhan's influence and status in the hearts of the officials, and collectively fold to put pressure on the emperor, so that he can restore his previous rights and positions, and probably when he holds the power in the court again, the princess's three-month ban has just been lifted, and he can re-establish the prestige of being the housewife, and the scenery is still the same!
As for him to distribute the authority to her, this made her a little unexpected, but she would never be naΓ―ve to think that this was Wen Xuan's favor or flattery to her, because her heart was like a mirror, he was just afraid that during this period of power release, Bai Fengxi would take the opportunity to cultivate his own power, and then he would be alone and the power would not be easy to recover in the future, so he divided the authority into two, which can not only make the two people in power contain each other, but also supervise each other, not only will not give birth to chaos, but also be able to please Bai Fengxi, completely resolved the grievances she suffered last time, killing three birds with one stone!
It's really a delicate plan, I'm afraid that everyone in the world will be calculated by him, Ming Shen rolled his eyes fiercely at Wen Xuan in his heart, seeing that he had finished his tricks, and he didn't plan to deal with Jin Yanjiao, he seemed a little uncontrollable!
"The prince just said that he wants to be the master of the concubine, don't forget!" Ming Shen glanced at Jin Yanjiao obliquely, put Wen Xuan's hair on a dexterous plate, and fixed it with a hairpin of chicken ancient white jade, then lowered his eyes, and quietly spied on his reaction.
"Don't worry." Wen Xuan patted the back of her hand, chuckled, and when he raised his eyes again, a chill suddenly appeared on his face, his eyes glared at Jin Yanjiao, and he asked angrily, "Jin, are you guilty?"
Jin Yanjiao was scolded by this, her body trembled with fright, and she raised her head sharply at Wen Xuan's sharp peach blossom eyes, and couldn't help but feel frightened, and stammered: "Concubine...... Concubinage...... Not intentionally offending the prince, but ...... Instead, I saw a man enter Concubine Shen's room last night, so ...... So...... I mistakenly thought it was an adulterer, but I didn't think about it...... That man would be...... It's going to be you, the prince! β¦β¦β
Wen Xuan scratched the root of her ear impatiently, and the cold voice interrupted her stumbling defense, and frowned lightly: "Thinking that you are pregnant and have served this king for many years, this king will give you a chance to (confess), you don't have to rush (answer), think clearly before you speak!" β
Hearing this, Jin Yanjiao's watery eyes flashed with panic, looking at the man in front of her who had promised her thousands of honors, for some reason, she suddenly felt extremely strange!
But she was very smart, and when she heard Wen Xuan's words, there was a faint sense of protection, and her heart suddenly became full of confidence, naively thinking that Wen Xuan would still be the same as before, no matter how she was messing around, she would stand on her side, so she became fearless.
And she doesn't believe in evil by nature, the adulterer she personally arranged last night last night, why did she say that she didn't see it, she was gone, she must have been hidden!
So, she raised her delicate and innocent little face and quibbled: "The concubine is really not intentional, the prince must believe Jiao'er, last night Jiao'er really saw a strange man approaching the West Chamber, and ...... And the figure of that person is quite different from the prince, so Jiao'er thinks that it is an adulterer, or the prince will send someone to search the dormitory of the concubine Shen, and see if there are any wild men hiding in the cabinet, or in the box......"
Although her tone tried her best to prove her innocence, in and out of her words, she implied that Ming Shen was still suspected of adultery!
Ming Shen listened, and suddenly her eyebrows rose with anger, and she came to Jin Yanjiao barefoot, raised her hand and slapped her, interrupting her full of nonsense!
Jin Yanjiao was slapped too much by Ming Shen's slap, because she was unexpected, so she was stunned there, and the wives and concubines on the side saw her Jin eating deflated, and they all secretly exclaimed in their hearts, even Wen Xuan's lips couldn't help but hook up, and he glanced at Ming Shen with appreciation-this Nizi, sprinkled and splashed, quite tasteful!
On the snow-white face of Jin Yanjiao, the red and swollen five finger prints were clearly visible, and after she came to her senses, she immediately cried to Wen Xuan aggrievedly: "Lord Wang, you have seen it, Concubine Shen dared to be wild in front of you, she ...... She is annoyed and angry, it seems that she really let the concubine guess it, you must punish her severely. β