Chapter 121: Fire and Water
"Changyuan? Who is Changyuan? The Queen Mother asked with a confused face: "What does he have to do with this matter?" ”
"Changyuan is a slave by Qi Ronghua's side, a very handsome little eunuch, he has been listening to Yuxuan for a long time, but today he is gone."
Cui Yun found a chair from nowhere and sent it to me, I glanced at the Queen Mother and several other concubines, and gestured to Changchuan and Yu Mo, the two of them still had some eyes, and hurriedly moved the chair to everyone.
"The queen mother, as well as the sisters of the palaces, sit down and talk, after all, they are all inconvenient, and it is strange to be tired to stand like this." I sat down first, and the Queen Mother glanced at me and didn't say anything.
"Tell me what's going on with that Changyuan!"
As soon as the Queen Mother sat down, she couldn't wait to ask. I smiled, turned my head to Qi Yue, who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "Qi Ronghua, you can also sit down and explain the affairs of Changyuan." ”
Qi Yue looked up at me, and glanced at the Queen Mother, who pulled her face and did not respond. Qi Yue was a little timid when she saw this, even if the pendant was holding her, she had no intention of standing up.
I had no choice but to smile and comfort on the side: "Get up, although the Queen Mother hates you for concealing it, she cherishes Your Majesty's bloodline even more, get up." ”
The Queen Mother knew that I was reminding her to take care of Qi Yue's child, so she coughed lightly and waved her hand, and Qi Yue stood up with the pendant. Listen to Yuxuan's other maids move over the stool and let the master sit down and rest.
"Tell me, what the hell is going on?" As soon as Qi Yue sat down, the Queen Mother interrogated impatiently, "That one named Changyuan, what does it have to do with this matter?" ”
Qi Yue looked at me with a puzzled expression, trying to search for some hints from my face, but the matter was urgent, and I really couldn't give any reminder, so I had to throw this responsibility to the pendant.
"Qi Ronghua, if you can't say it, let the pendant say it."
I handed the pendant the words, and the pendant immediately bowed and took it.
"Master, let the slave and maid speak!" The pendant turned his head, saluted the Queen Mother again, and then responded very calmly: "The Queen Mother, that Fuzi admires Changyuan, although he has been rejected by Changyuan many times, he is still infatuated." Changyuan was distressed, so he asked Niangniang to come forward, but Fuzi actually resented Niangniang in his heart, thinking that Niangniang deliberately broke them up, which caused trouble. After Changyuan heard that Fuzi was dead, he felt a little guilty in his heart, so he hid in Qing'an Temple to fast and retreat. ”
"Went to Qing'an Temple?" The Queen Mother was surprised: "Who approved it!" ”
"Approved by the son."
Qi Yan appeared at the door just right, and when he heard his voice, except for the Queen Mother, the rest of the people hurriedly got up. I also took Cuiyun's hand and slowly stood up.
Qi Yan glanced at me, found a place to sit down, and motioned for the others to sit down as well.
"The emperor came really at the right time." The Queen Mother was obviously talking about Emperor Qi Yan, but her eyes turned to my direction. As if I hadn't seen it, I continued to smile and look at Qi Yue who was slumped in the chair on the side.
"It was Changyuan who came to ask for orphans in person, and what he was afraid of was causing trouble to Rong Hua. As for what Lan Chun heard, it should have been said by Changyuan. ”
"How is it possible, how can a little eunuch's voice be the same as a woman's?" The Queen Mother still refused to believe Emperor Qi Yan's explanation, and I couldn't help but help prove it: "Queen Mother, you may not believe it, when Erchen came to listen to Yuxuan learn to play the piano from Qi Ronghua before, he occasionally heard Changyuan speak, and he really didn't distinguish his voice from Qi Ronghua, if he didn't see it with his own eyes, it was really possible to be mistaken." ”
"Is there such a thing?" The Queen Mother was a little confused by what I said, she turned her head and glanced at Pei Lin, Pei Lin's face was a little ugly, she knew in her heart that this was my excuse, but the emperor had already believed it, if she was against the emperor at this time, then in the future, don't expect any grace.
"Well, the concubines don't pay much attention to the little eunuch Changyuan on weekdays." Pei Lin removed herself, and then added another knife. "It's better for the queen mother to observe people carefully, and even remember the voice of the little eunuch so clearly."
"Haha, the palace and the palace concubines have a close relationship, so naturally they need to care more, and they can't wait until they have something to ask for help before they think of the sisters in the harem, it will be too powerful."
Pei Lin pursed her lips and didn't squeak again. Princess Pei Jingqiu, Princess Ping on the side, glanced at me and was about to speak, but I glared at her fiercely, and immediately held back her words.
"Qi Ronghua, Changyuan has already agreed to go to Qing'an Temple, so you don't need to hide anything. Don't blame yourself, it has nothing to do with you. ”
Qi Yan's words seemed to be comforting Qi Yue, but he was actually telling Qi Yue that he had already dealt with it in the future, and then he would act. Qi Yue was not stupid, and in addition to the pain of the previous torture, two tears suddenly came out of his grievances.
"It's all because the concubines are not good, and they failed to deal with the affairs of their subordinates, which caused a big disaster." Qi Yue cried, knelt on the ground again, and pleaded guilty to the Queen Mother: "Although it is not the concubine's instructions, but it is also related to the concubine, if it weren't for the concubine offending a villain like Fuzi, it would naturally not attract her hatred, and she framed the concubine once before she died, and now she is still so ghostly, it is the responsibility of the concubine, and the concubine is guilty!" ”
Without waiting for the Queen Mother to express her position, Emperor Qi Yan spoke: "Forget it, you are still pregnant with an orphaned child, not to mention that the matter has been explained clearly, and you have received some punishments, so it should be regarded as your responsibility for concealing and not reporting." Qi Yan turned his head and asked the Queen Mother for advice: "What does the Queen Mother mean?" ”
"Since the emperor has spoken, then you can have a good baby in the palace. You can't do something dispensable because of some physical and mental condemnation. The Queen Mother said in a low voice: "As for that Changyuan, the mourning family will find someone to verify, if this is the case, just stay in Qing'an Temple for the rest of your life, and it will be a scourge to come out." ”
After the queen mother finished speaking, she got up and left, Emperor Qi Yan spoke, so that all the concubines had nothing to do and dispersed, everyone got up one after another, whether it was true or not, gave Qi Yue a few words of comfort, and then withdrew.
"Won't the queen go back?" When Mrs. Pei left, she seemed to care about me unintentionally, and before I could speak, Emperor Qi Yan responded: "The queen is a month old, and it is inconvenient to move, and besides, Gu also has something to discuss with the queen, so you can retreat first." ”
I immediately cast a grateful glance at Qi Yan, but in my heart I was very disgusted by this false concern.
When Mrs. Pei saw Emperor Qi Yan come forward, her face was a little unhappy, and she directly helped her sister Pei Jingqiu and left. As Ziyu passed by me, she nodded at me as a greeting.
Everyone left, and when they heard Yuxuan, there were only me and the emperor left, as well as Qi Yue, and even a few subordinates were sent outside. At this time, Emperor Qi Yan opened his mouth and asked, "Tell me, what's going on." ”