Chapter Twenty-Three: The Stone of the Heart
In the cold palace, Qu laughed while listening to the advice of Feihewei in front of him, and Feihewei was a little creepy by her laughter, so he couldn't go on, Qu saw him stop, and couldn't help laughing: "You go on!" ”
"The subordinates heard this, and then Mu Guiji wanted to settle it, and the subordinates came back." The Feihewei said with some embarrassment, "As for the letterhead written by the girl, the subordinates stuffed it into the crack of the window......"
"I'm afraid you'll be noticed as soon as you enter the Chenglian Palace, and those words are what they specially said for you." Qu Shi wiped the tears that came out of the corners of his eyes and said, "Otherwise, the princess of Tongchang will suddenly return today, Your Majesty will be injured, and the tip of the Mu family's heart will be Ji Kai, although it is only a minor injury, and the imperial doctor Ren has also been to the Chenglian Hall during the day, and it is too late for her to guard Ji Kai every step of the way, where did she come from to find me in this cold palace?" ”
When the Feihe Wei heard this, his heart was panicked for a while-he said: "It's the stupidity of his subordinates!" ”
He felt that he had spoken this sentence very fluently recently, but Qu Shi still didn't let him go, and he smiled and leaned back for a long time, and said, "I told you to go back quickly, but you still haven't listened...... You don't want to think about it, now that this Feihe Wei is in the hands of Gao Qi, what is the relationship between Gao Qi and Nie Zikai, can he not be concerned about Cheng Lian Hall again and again? Now that your identity of this dark line has also been exposed, you still want to listen to the corner in the Chenglian Palace, do you think you are better at martial arts than Ah Shan? Most of the masters in the Flying Crane Guard are estimated to be in the Chenglian Palace! Even Your Majesty may not be able to compare! ”
Qu Shi became serious as he spoke, "You are too risky, thanks to your skill, they are just talking, if ...... When you were embarrassed, did you think it would be difficult to die a flying crane guard in the palace? At that time, Gao Qi waved his pen and said that you didn't come to the palace at all...... Who knows where you died? ”
When he said this, Feihe Wei couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and only after a while did he say cautiously: "My subordinates know their mistakes!" ”
"You still wonder why I still sent you over knowing that there were many masters guarding the Chenglian Palace?" Qu said with a smile.
This Feihewei was now tossed by her, and he didn't know if he said yes or no, so he listened to Qu Shi say leisurely: "It's just because I know that someone is busy tonight, and I don't have the face like Mu Guiji to invite him at will, so I can only invite him over in this way!" ”
As soon as the words fell, I heard a clear voice outside, and said helplessly: "I know that I am busy tonight, but what is there to lure me here?" ”
The hidden door was pushed open, but he saw Nie Yuansheng wearing a scarlet official robe, without a veil, his neatly combed hair was slightly messy by the night wind, and there were a few night dew on his shoulders, and the ink on the corner of his sleeve was faint, he was in a hurry, and after entering the door, he didn't say a word of nonsense, and directly raised the unopened letterhead in his hand and asked, "What do you want to do?" ”
"You're so busy? Didn't even have the effort to dismantle it? Qu Shi looked at him thoughtfully and said, "Rao is going to run over like this, it seems that I have a better grasp of convincing you......"
Seeing Nie Yuansheng frowning, she came back to her senses and said with a light smile, "You take it apart and take a look!" ”
Nie Yuansheng didn't say a word and tore it open, but saw a blank piece of paper falling out inside, empty of a word!
"It's just that I have something to bring you over to discuss, and if something is written, I'm afraid you won't be too lazy to come." Qu Shi said lightly, "Besides, I don't want to fall into any tricks!" ”
"But for Princess Tongchang?" Nie Yuansheng tore the white paper to shreds with a few strokes, and frowned, "Since you know about that matter, what are you doing to get her back at this time...... You...... What the hell is the idea? ”
Qu Shi stared at him and said slowly: "This matter is very important, do it, I have already done it...... But without your help, I'll have to leave it at that......"
Nie Yuansheng frowned and listened to her words, and Feihe Wei, who had been on guard with his sword since he appeared, became more and more surprised when he heard it, and even almost screamed - but Nie Yuansheng was always calm!
After a while, Qu suddenly laughed: "I understand!" ”
"Since that's the case, then I won't say much......" That Feihewei was still confused, Nie Yuansheng was not surprised, nodded towards Qu's family, and pointed to the shredded paper on the ground complainingly, "It's really redundant!" ”
"It's redundant." Qu Shi seemed to be in a very good mood, and nodded happily, "But you can't do it more...... By the way, have you ever asked Mushi? ”
"I've got my own measure." Nie Yuansheng flicked his sleeves and said briefly.
"Dou Shi!" Seeing his back disappear into the night, Qu's whole person looked radiant, and even made an exception to call out the name of Feihewei beside him, and said happily, "Is there wine?" Get some for me to have a drink! ”
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"Has Your Majesty summoned the ministers one after another?" Mu Bi asked thoughtfully with a snack, "Who are they?" ”
Lin Jia said: "Zuo Xiang has seen the most, as well as Nie Shizhong, Cui Yushi, and Shang Shufu, Qin Tianjian and so on......"
Mu Bi pursed her lips slightly: "Zuo Xiang sees the most?" ”
"Back to Niangniang's words, Zuo Xiang was announced into the palace this morning, and returned to the Anping palace before noon, and His Majesty summoned him to the Hajj in the afternoon...... It is still in the Xuanshu Palace. Lin Jia thought for a moment and said, "Nie Shizhong is also there." ”
"The left phase is the elder brother of His Majesty again...... Mu Biwei smiled meaninglessly, nodded and said, "This palace knows." ”
After sending Lin Jia away, Mu Biwei thought about it, and asked Ah Shan to go to Fengyang Gong in person to call Xintai to him: "Last time your father was in danger, Henglang seemed to be frightened...... Although the Queen Mother loves you, I said in private, the Queen Mother is also a little old, and it is impossible to be thoughtful about everything...... You know I'm not in a position to be too careful. ”
Xintai bit his lip and said: "Mother, Erchen naturally feels sorry for his younger brother, but now that Aunt Tongchang is back, I don't know why she is still living in the Heyi Palace. ”
"Then go privately." Mu Biwei tapped her index finger to her lips and said with a light smile, "How old are you now?" is only eight years old, can the queen mother still pick her nose and eyes at her granddaughter? If she doesn't want to or doesn't have the time to see you, you go to Henglang's place, remember to accompany him more, lest he have stage fright, it is a good thing to be generous, but the prince and grandson should also have some bearing. ”
Xintai always felt that she had something to say in her words, and because of the previous blatant shooting of Gao Wanjun, the Gao family always hated Mu Biwei, and she was a little bottomless in her heart, and hesitated for a moment before saying: "Mother, last time, the son ...... it."
"There is no need to say much about the past." Mu Biwei stretched out her hand and gently stroked her face, and said with a smile, "Good, let's go." ”
Princess Xintai left in confusion - she didn't know why Mu Biwei wanted to do it herself, whether it was good or bad, but she knew that she couldn't disobey her adoptive mother.
After Xintai left, Mu Biwei went to see Ji Kai again, the injury on the back of his hand was not serious, Nie Yuansheng's archery skills were not bad, and he was his own flesh and blood, so he naturally tried his best, the fundamental purpose of that arrow was just to prevent Ji Kai from dismounting and approaching the hungry tiger, so it was mainly to shoot the horse and make the horse scared away, as for shooting Ji Kai, it was to let him explain well in front of Ji Shen and everyone, otherwise there was Ji Wei, the youngest of the princes, who dared to sacrifice his life to save his father, and the third prince couldn't even control the startled horse and was taken away- If someone has a heart to exaggerate it, it is not difficult to spread rumors such as the third prince was scared away, but if the third prince intended to save his father but was accidentally injured by a stray arrow - a five-year-old child, it was the hand that controlled the reins, and no one could blame Ji Kai for not trying his best.
Nie Yuansheng had good intentions, Ji Kai didn't know it, although the injury was almost healed, he still didn't forget this person who made him lose face, so he complained to Mu Biwei: "If it weren't for Nie Shizhong's poor archery skills and accidentally injured his son, the son's minister would have dared to rush over to save his father!" The mother concubine wants to teach her son's good life a lesson to Nie Shizhong, the archery is so poor, it hurts the son, and the son's son can't help his father! ”
"Your father is very wise and powerful, and he doesn't need you to save him at all." Mu Bi pinched his cheek slightly, and said lightly, "Besides, did your fourth brother save your father?" If it hadn't been for your father pushing him, he would have had a big accident a long time ago! went to the rescue without a head or brain, but caused your father to suffer an extra claw...... If it weren't for Nie Shizhong's timely shooting of the tiger...... Use your brain before you do something next time! Got it? ”
Ji Kai didn't obey and said: "Mother! Everyone said that the fourth brother sacrificed his life to save his father, and he was not afraid of the tiger's mouth...... If the son is not injured by mistake, he will not be afraid! His face was full of regret that he didn't get the appreciation he deserved because of the accident, and he pulled Mu Biwei's sleeve and said, "Erchen is also willing to sacrifice his life to save ......."
Before he finished speaking, Mu Biwei covered his mouth and warned: "You are wordy, be careful!" "I was reluctant to threaten my own flesh and blood, and I pitied him for being young and ignorant, but Ji Kai saw that she was also very well-behaved and didn't speak, and only said timidly after a while: "The son is afraid that his father will not like the son and the minister." ”
Mu Biwei listened, her heart was upset, and she said after a while: "Father and son are nature, don't think about it." ”
Of course, Ji Kai didn't understand what she meant, but just held her sleeve and said disappointedly: "But the eldest sister and eldest brother were all there at the time, although they didn't want the fourth brother to rush so fast, but only Erchen was taken away by the startled horse, and his uncle chased him and saved him...... The son was afraid that his father would think that the son had fled on purpose...... Mother concubine, the son doesn't want to disappoint his father. ”
"......" Mu Bi pondered for a moment before holding back her thoughts and said softly, "You don't have to think too much, your biological father and son, even if you really leave him alone, he won't blame you." ”
"But......" Ji said with annoyance, "Erchen is still worried about ......"
He muttered here, but Mu Biwei was tantamount to setting off a stormy wave in his heart, and was worried about how to solve it because he attached so much importance to Ji Shen's attitude, and the lady next to him observed the words, but secretly glanced at her, and came up to mention Ji Shen and Nie Yuansheng, only smiled and said: "Your Highness, now that the cherries have come down, will the slave maid make cherry jellied cheese for His Highness in a while?" ”
Seeing that Ji Kai's eyes lit up, he immediately left behind the matter of whether his father was disappointed or not, and whether Nie Shizhong wanted to punish him, and couldn't wait to order: "Do more!" Put more cherries and ice! He pulled Mu Biwei's sleeve and begged for a few more copies, and stretched out the back of his hand that was still shouting to be bandaged to Mu Biwei and pretended to be pitiful, saying that he was injured and should be nourished and nourished...... pestered Mu Biwei vigorously and promised him that he would not have to eat dinner, and would eat cherry jelly......
Mu Biwei looked at Cheng Niangzi speechlessly, Cheng Niangzi took advantage of Ji Sui's inattention, and said to Mu Biwei with a smile: "Don't worry about Niangniang, children are forgetful, since Your Highness is unhappy, it would be good to have some food toys that Your Highness likes...... According to the slave maid, after eating two bowls of cherry jelly, His Highness will completely forget about this matter! ”
“…… This palace is indeed too little to accompany him. Mu Biwei looked at Ji Kai, who had already run to the question of when the cherry cheese would be delivered, and said guiltily.
She knows that Ji Kai is not deep in her mind - is it a child who has been pampered and cared for, there is Xiping in front of her, and Mufeng in the back, cheerful, lively and carefree is human nature...... I didn't expect this little guy to be so coaxing, but she had just turned a thousand thoughts to reason with Ji Kai in an instant, but she didn't want to have a bowl of cherry jelly cheese to work well.
In the end, there are too many plans these days, and even the biological flesh and blood are not as good as Cheng Niang's ......