Chapter 44: Another Punishment

Nie Qingwan blinked, and before she could react, she was pushed forward by Tuoba Mingyan, and heard her say with a smile: "The emperor called you, why don't you go quickly, why are you stunned." ”

Nie Qingwan had no choice but to step forward.

Yin Xuan didn't look at her, turned around, and said in a cold voice: "Come with me." ”

Yin Xuan's unexpected move really made everyone not understand, even Nie Qingwan was a little stunned for a while, and when she was taken away from Shoude Palace by Yin Xuan, she followed the palace maids all the way to the imperial study, and was thrown out of the door by Yin Xuan, and stood for a whole morning, she knew that this was Yin Xuan punishing her.

Because of the disrespectful look at him just now.

Oh, it really hasn't changed.

If others show him the slightest disrespect, he will return ten points.

This kind of temperament is really unpleasant.

Nie Qingwan stood upright in front of the door of the imperial study, and Wang Yunyao and Huandong Huanxi also accompanied the punishment and stood together.

Serve with the sea inside.

Yin Xuan sat in the dragon chair, resting his hands on the dragon case, and asked Li Donglou, "Did you find out?" ”

Li Donglou wrinkled his brows and said: "The minister went to transfer all the entry and exit registers of the palace defense bureau, no one brought this medicinal material into the palace, the queen there, the minister also checked, and there is no registration of this medicinal material, but if this medicinal material came out of thin air, the minister does not believe it, so the minister has a bold guess." ”

He didn't dare to say it directly, and glanced at Yin Xuan.

Yin Xuan said: "Just say it." ”

Li Donglou said: "The coincidence of this medicinal material is that after the Huamei people entered the palace, and the Huamei people came from the Jindong relics, the emperor knew that the Jindong relics originally lived in the north of Suijin, and there was only a Hanyin River between the Moling and the cold Xinjiang, if this medicinal material has been extinct in this world, it should not be accurate, the ministers think about it, the problem may be in the Huamei people, when that incident happened, the Huamei people were locked up by the emperor, but after that incident, the Huamei people were lifted, and the queen and Ming Guifei became more and more discordant, Although it shows that the concubine finally got the medicinal materials, the minister always feels that in the end, it is this gorgeous woman who has just entered the palace who benefits. ”

Yin Xuan said: "Since you have any suspicions, can you check them?" ”

Li Donglou said: "Checked, but there was no result, the three palace maids and two eunuchs who were on duty in the barren grass house at that time, the ministers all asked one by one, they all said that the gorgeous people stayed at home during that time, and they never went out at all, not to mention the gorgeous people, even the entire barren grass house, no one has ever stepped out, and no one has ever been to the barren grass house, Wu Ping has never been to the barren grass house, at that time the barren grass house was locked up, and got rid of all suspicions. ”

Yin Xuan smiled: "According to what you say, if this thing is really done by a gorgeous woman, then she will have three heads and six arms." ”

Li Donglou said: "Three heads and six arms are not used, the minister is suspicious, the gorgeous beauty or the three palace maids who serve by her side, among them are extremely strong in martial arts, can hide from all the ears and eyes, as well as the palace guards and eunuchs and palace maids who come and go, to commit crimes." ”

Yin Xuan's fingertips tapped the tabletop, tapping gently and slowly and forcefully.

Suihai lowered his head and thought to himself, Huamei is really unlucky, she hasn't had a good day since the first day she entered the palace, and now, she is suspected of being the mastermind behind the 'medicinal herb killing' incident.

I'm afraid that the days to come will be spent on the tip of the knife.

Even if there is a Ming concubine covering it now, the emperor doesn't like it, even if there is an emperor Lao Tzu covering it, it's useless.

Yin Xuan knocked on less than a cup of tea, collected his slender fingertips, and said to Suihai: "Spread the beauty to come in." ”

Suihai immediately responded, went out, and called Nie Qingwan to enter the door.

Nie Qingwan stepped forward to salute.

Yin Xuan glanced at her and asked, "Do you know how to study ink?" ”

Nie Qingwan was slightly stunned and replied, "Yes." ”

Yin Xuan said: "Then from today on, you will come to the imperial study every day to study ink for me." ”

Nie Qingwan turned her head slightly and looked at Sui Hai.

Suihai coughed lowly, and said angrily: "Look at what the miscellaneous family has done, don't thank you yet!" ”

Nie Qingwan didn't thank her, she just looked straight at Yin Xuan and asked, "Why did the emperor let his concubines come to study ink?" Although the concubines are not talented, they also know that the imperial study of the Great Yin Empire does not allow people from the harem to enter and exit, and the emperor will trap the concubines in criticism if he does this. ”

Yin Xuan smiled: "You know a lot. ”

Nie Qingwan said: "The emperor wants to rebuke the concubines, and then punish the concubines for confinement." ”

Yin Xuan said: "Who said that I want to blame you? ”

Nie Qingwan's face did not change and said: "Just now, the emperor punished the concubine to stand outside the door of the imperial study for two hours, if these two hours can't make the emperor angry, then the concubine will stand for another night." ”

Yin Xuan said: "I know that I am punishing you, so do you know why?" ”

Nie Qingwan pursed her thin lips lightly and said nothing.

Yin Xuan said: "Before, Imperial Doctor Xian entered the palace and said that the county lord of Jindong had a bad brain, but now it seems that your brain is not bad, but too good, is it that Imperial Doctor Xian is bullying the king, or you, the county lord of Jindong, are bullying the king, huh?" ”

Bullying the king is a big crime, and one careless will punish the nine clans.

Nie Qingwan sighed slightly, knelt down, and said: "The concubine's brain is really not very good, otherwise she won't have a tendon, so she can be favored by the emperor and accompany the emperor, this is the blessing of the concubine, the concubine should not say a word, thank the emperor for his grace, but because of his hot head, he said something that should be said but made the emperor feel harsh, the emperor can listen to the advice, but he can't listen to the harsh words, and let the harem women accompany the imperial study, if the courtiers of Dayin know, maybe how to make trouble, if the emperor really looks at the concubine is very unpleasant, Send it to the cold palace, you don't have to bury me so much. ”

When she finished speaking, her head fell down.

Yin Xuan's heart has inexplicable anger breeding, of course he can't send her to the cold palace, Tuoba Mingyan needs her now, at this time, if he sends her to the cold palace, how will the women in the harem think of Tuoba Mingyan's jokes?

didn't send her to the cold palace, and I really couldn't bear today's breath.

She would dare to say anything.

seems to say that he is a Ming Jun, but in fact, he is secretly scolding him for being a faint monarch, and letting the harem woman accompany the imperial study, isn't it a faint monarch!

And just now at the queen's place, she inadvertently looked at her disdain.

This reminded Yin Xuan of her reluctance to enter the palace and committed suicide by taking poison, which he didn't take to heart originally, just the daughter of a relict minister, he really didn't pay attention to it.

But now, this daughter of a relict really has the ability to kill people without paying for her life!

Yin Xuan sneered: "Get out." ”

Nie Qingwan knelt and retreated to the door, then stood up, opened the door, and retreated.

When the door closed again, Yin Xuan's face was so cold that he could drop the slag.

Sui Hai hurriedly stepped forward to serve tea.

Li Donglou glanced back at the door, his eyes were full of interest, he turned his head, folded his hands, and said to Yin Xuan: "The emperor's move, is it to explore the depth of the beautiful people?" ”

Yin Xuan snorted: "This one thing knows that this woman is not a brainless person. ”

Li Donglou said: "That's the case, so the minister is more and more suspicious of her." ”

Yin Xuan took the tea handed over by Sui Hai, drank three sips in a breath before swallowing the depressed breath, he put down the teacup, and said slowly: "Don't startle the snake, slowly lead the snake out of the hole." ”

Li Donglou smiled: "Yes." ”

After Li Donglou left, Yin Xuan opened the fold and corrected it carefully.

At noon, Yin Xuan went out of the imperial study to eat, and when he went out, he saw that Nie Qingwan's master and servant were still standing at the door of the imperial study, although there was a long eaves outside the imperial study, and the noon sun could not be blinked, but in the end, it was the scorching heat of June, just standing, and the four of them were already sweating profusely.

The two girls have already had chapped lips, listless, and pulled their heads.

Wang Yunyao was also sweating, but she still stood straight, and her face was much better than that of Huandong and Huanxi.

Nie Qingwan's face was as red as a boiled shrimp, sweat flowed down her cheeks to the placket, moistening the neckline, and was soon evaporated and dried by the hot weather, her lips were not dry, but they were abnormally white.

Yin Xuan came out, glanced at the four of them, and then walked up to Nie Qingwan and looked at her from head to toe.

Nie Qingwan really didn't want to see this person at this time, so she turned her head directly and pointed the back of her head at him.

Yin Xuan's cold brows jumped faintly, although he didn't like her, he didn't want to see her, and she didn't seem to have the intention of competing for favor, which made him look at her quite pleasantly, especially now that she lives in the Yanxia Palace, serving Tuoba Mingyan, according to this bond, he won't do anything to her, but this doesn't mean that she can disobey him because of this, and dare to look at the king!

Yin Xuan sneered: "What's the matter, punish you for standing for a long time, but you still have a temper?" ”

Nie Qingwan said coldly: "Don't dare." ”

Yin Xuan said: "Don't dare? ”

He stretched out his hand, grabbed her chin at once, and turned the twisted head around, I have to say, the chief of Jindong County is really good-looking, looking at her so closely, her eyebrows and eyes are vivid, although her face is extremely red and extremely red, but because of this redness, she looks extremely cute, those lips, white and bloodless, but in this red and glamorous face is particularly eye-catching, and then Yin Xuan noticed that her lips are very good-looking, and she is a little similar to the person she used to be.

I don't know what's going on lately, but I often think of that person because I see her.

As soon as Yin Xuan's throat moved, he let go of Nie Qingwan.

He took out his handkerchief, frowned and wiped his hands, and when he was done, he threw it off in disgust.

Sui Hai immediately picked it up.

Yin Xuan said: "Throw it away." ”

Suihai had to throw it down again, and the palace maids immediately picked it up, so as not to let the dirt on the ground desecrate the emperor's eyes.

Yin Xuan said to Nie Qingwan: "Continue to stand." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Nie Qingwan's stomach screamed angrily, Nie Qingwan immediately reached out to cover her stomach, and Wang Yunyao, Huandong, Huanxi, Suihai, and Yin Xuan's eyes all looked over.

Nie Qingwan wanted to die at this time, and at a critical time, her stomach dropped the chain for her.

She covered her stomach, bit her lip and said, "The concubine only ate one bowl of porridge in the morning. ”

Yin Xuan asked, "Hungry?" ”

Nie Qingwan nodded.

Yin Xuan said: "Want to go to dinner? ”

Nie Qingwan nodded again.

Yin Xuan smiled: "Aren't Huamei people very backbone? Dare to contradict me, dare to ignore me, just a meal, probably you are also hungry, then hungry, continue to stand. ”

After he finished speaking, he walked straight away.

Suihai hurriedly followed.

When she passed by Nie Qingwan's side, the afterglow fell, but it was quickly retracted.

After eating, Yin Xuan didn't come to the imperial study, went back to Longyang Palace to sleep, and slept until three o'clock in Shen, he woke up and asked Suihai: "Huamei is still standing outside the door of the imperial study?" ”

Sui Haidao: "Standing." ”

Yin Xuan pursed his lips and got up to let Suihai change his clothes.

Dressed, he went to the Hall of Smoke.

As soon as Tuoba Mingyan saw him, he hurriedly got up to greet him, and after welcoming him in, he served tea and snacks, Yin Xuan was eating dim sum while tasting tea, Tuoba Mingyan looked at him, and stopped talking for a long time, and finally pleaded for Hua Beijiao.

Tuoba Mingyan didn't know how Hua Nanjiao annoyed the emperor, anyway, in the morning from the queen's palace, when the emperor called Hua Beijiao away, the queen was angry, but the queen has always been scheming and did not lose her temper in front of many concubines.

But to be angry with the queen, Tuoba Mingyan is still very happy.

As for the emperor suddenly calling Hua Beijiao out, what exactly to do, Tuoba Mingyan didn't know.

Later, I learned that Hua Beijiao was standing outside the door of the imperial study.

If the emperor doesn't plan to pardon North China Jiao, he will definitely not come to her Yanxia Hall today.

The emperor knew that Hua Bei Jiao was her person and lived in her Yanxia Palace, but he still came, which means that the emperor is willing to listen to her pleas and is willing to pardon Hua Bei Jiao.

Tuoba Mingyan said softly: "Your Majesty, you see that this summer, it's three o'clock in the morning, and the sun is still as hot as fire, if you keep standing outside, people will be sunburned." ”

Yin Xuan glared at her coldly: "What do you want to say?" ”

Tuoba Mingyan knelt down and said, "I don't know how Huamei angered the emperor, please ask the emperor to pardon her for the sake of Mingyan's affection?" I heard that she has been standing outside the door of the imperial study for almost a day, not a drop of water, not a drop of rice, Huamei just suffered from heat stroke a few days ago, this body has just been raised, standing like this for a day, I am afraid that she will fall again. ”

Yin Xuan frowned slightly, but he pursed his thin lips and said nothing.

Tuoba Mingyan saw that Yin Xuan was silent, and he really couldn't figure out what he was thinking at the moment, and he didn't dare to speak again.

The huge vestibule was silent for a while.

After the time of half a pillar of incense, Yin Xuan said: "Get up, I punished her today because she is a beauty, but she has no sense of proportion, and I don't know this court etiquette, she used to live in the barren grass house, and I don't care what she does, but now she lives in your Yanxia Palace, every word and deed represents the face of your Yanxia Palace, today you intercede for her, I will pardon her, and when she comes back, you arrange two discipline grandmothers to teach her what court etiquette is." ”

Tuoba Mingyan responded: "Yes, the concubine must find someone to teach her well, and the concubine Xie the emperor." ”

But when Nie Qingwan came back and fell ill again, the matter of teaching etiquette had to be postponed, and then it was over.

Nie Qingwan was lying on the bed, with a high fever, her stomach was already hungry and unconscious, fortunately, the situation was not as serious as before, she did it deliberately before, but this time it was a disaster.

Xian Bi was called to the Chunming Courtyard of the Yanxia Hall again to see Nie Qingwan.

Nie Qingwan was able to speak this time, and there was no distinction between the gods and valleys who were not dizzy, but they had a headache and were uncomfortable, and they could still eat, and when they came back, they barely ate the food brought by Wang Yunyao.

Wang Yunyao and Huandong Huanxi are also uncomfortable, fortunately, the three of them have not been sick before, and they have not been lying down for half a year, and their body bones are better than Nie Qingwan's, Xian Bi prescribed a few pairs of medicines, and the three of them are almost fine after taking it, at least, they can still serve her.

Nie Qingwan was lying on the bed, looking listless, her face was red, although her lips were not miserable white, she didn't have any beautiful color, and her whole person had a sickly atmosphere.

Xian Bi looked at her and couldn't help it, so he quipped: "It seems that this harem is very compatible with you." ”

Nie Qingwan smiled: "Yes, so I wasn't born for the harem." ”

Xian Bi knew what she meant, if she was really the queen mother, then when she came back, she must be the one who took the throne of the king, then, she was the one who dominated the harem, Xian Bi felt that he was wrong, he should say that she was the one who came to the harem.

Xian Bi said: "This is already the second heat stroke, and a month has not passed, and it has already been two times in a row, so be careful." ”

Nie Qingwan said: "I know, this time it was an accident. ”

Xian Bi went down to write a medicine list, he had already cooperated once before, Wang Yunyao no longer doubted Xian Bi, and Xian Bi did not stay in Chunmingyuan all day, prescribed a medicine list, and told how to decoction and when to take it, and then go to report to Tuoba Mingyan.

Knowing that Nie Qingwan's condition this time was not as serious as the last time, if she didn't go out, she could recover after four or five days of avoiding the sun, Tuoba Mingyan waved her hand and let Xian Bi go.

After that, Xian Bi came regularly to check Nie Qingwan's pulse.

On the fourth day, Tuoba Mingyan asked Suhe to bring some ice fruits given by the queen to Chunming Courtyard, these ice fruits are all frozen fruits, there are local seasonal fruits in Dayin, as well as tribute fruits from various feudal relics, the varieties are extremely precious, and only the queen's palace is the most complete, the varieties are also the most, and the number is also the largest, Rao is Tuoba Mingyan is deeply favored by Yin Xuan, and there are many fruits that can not be enjoyed, after all, above the tribute of the He Dynasty, all the relics are enshrined, only the emperor and the queen.

Nie Qingwan is the former Empress Dowager Dayin, what kind of fruit has she not eaten?

Nie Qingwan has eaten all of these sent by Su He.

It's just that, looking at these red, green, and green fruits, Nie Qingwan suddenly asked Wang Yunyao to invite Xian Bi.

Today's routine diagnosis has ended, when Wang Yunyao came to the hospital to find Xian Bi, Xian Bi thought that Nie Qingwan had become a demon again, aggravating the condition, but he didn't want to, Wang Yunyao said angrily: "The little master got the ice fruit given by Concubine Ming today, and she hasn't tasted any of them, so let me invite Imperial Doctor Xian over, I think the little master wants to give you fruit to eat." ”

She said a little sadly and a little unpleasantly: "The little master really values you." ”

After speaking, he snorted unconvinced.

Xian Bi was a little funny, thinking that this Wang steward was really inexplicable to eat his own jealousy, the little lord of her family was the lord of Jindong, but he was also the late queen mother, they were all the people she trusted and closest to the most, what was there to be jealous of?

Isn't it just to give a fruit to eat?

If it was given to him, will it not be given to her?

Or is it that this steward Wang feels that he is still an outsider to them now, and he is not convinced that he is so valued by the gorgeous people?

Xian Bi said with a smile: "Steward Wang is joking, if you really say that it is important, Steward Wang is the person who the little master values the most." ”

Wang Yunyao snorted coldly: "Flim tongue, where is it like a doctor, but like a market gentleman." ”

Xian Bi said: "Xian has always been serious, the king should not be sarcastic, although I am serious, I also hold grudges." ”

After speaking, he carried the medical box and walked away, leaving a clear back of a bureaucrat, making Wang Yunyao grit his teeth and scold.

Entering Chunming Courtyard, Xian Bi was taken into the inner room by Huandong.

At that time, Nie Qingwan's body was already well, the whole person was clear-eyed, she was not wearing a palace skirt, but wearing a thin glazed oblique skirt, with a cloud belt at the waist, wide cuffs, and a cloud brocade like a coiled on her legs, half of her body was leaning crookedly on the chaise longue, her arms were long and her forehead was up, and she was looking out of the wide open window to enjoy the hibiscus flowers planted in the courtyard, the green leaves reflected red, and it was very beautiful.

She was watching with relish, and Xian Bi came.

Nie Qingwan withdrew her arm, asked Huandong to close the window, asked her to pour two cups of herbal tea, pointed to a chair, and asked Xian Bi to sit.

Xian Bi didn't say anything polite to her, so she sat down.

Huandong came over to pour tea with a pot, and when he saw Xian Bi sitting on an equal footing with his little master, he couldn't help muttering in his heart, pouting, and looking very unwelcome.

Nie Qingwan glanced at Huandong and said to her, "You go outside and guard, has Steward Wang come back?" ”

Huandong said: "I'm back." ”

Nie Qingwan said, "Let her in." ”

Huandong had no choice but to go out and call Wang Yunyao.

When Wang Yunyao entered the house, Huandong closed the door and guarded it with Huanxi.

The three of them sat in different directions in the room, with teacups, kettles and fruit bowls on a one-legged four-poster chair, and ice fruits brought by Tuoba Mingyan for Suho to bring over in the fruit bowl.

Nie Qingwan reached out and took out a fruit and asked Xian Bi and Wang Yunyao, "Do you know this fruit?" ”

Xian Bi looked at Nie Qingwan's hand.

Wang Yunyao also looked at Nie Qingwan's hand.

Nie Qingwan was holding a quail egg-sized fruit, extremely dark in color, looking like red, but like black, Xian Bi had never eaten it, and Wang Yunyao had never eaten it.

Among the fruits they have eaten, there are similar, but they are not the ones they have eaten before.

Wang Yunyao shook her head: "I don't seem to know." ”

Xian Bi said: "I have only eaten dates for fruits of this size, but dates are different from this. ”

Nie Qingwan said: "It's not a jujube, it's Qiuxi, Qiuxi is produced in Nanfeng, it is the holy fruit of Nanfeng, and it has always been very popular with the people of Nanfeng, but in the third year of the Empress Dowager Yin, Nanfeng was destroyed, and this holy fruit became a tribute for the year, and the relics of Nanfeng and their subjects can no longer eat this fruit, this fruit is only given to the queen mother at that time, and now I am afraid that it is only paid tribute to the emperor and queen." ”

As soon as Wang Yunyao heard that this fruit was the holy fruit of Nanfeng Kingdom, she reached out and flipped through the fruit plate, found another one, put it in her mouth and bit it, and suddenly a sour and sweet taste gushed out, but when she bit into the skin that I don't know if it was red or black, it was not red or black, but white like cheese.

Wang Yunyao's eyes lit up, and she sighed: "Sure enough, it is worthy of the former holy fruit of Nanfeng Kingdom." ”

Nie Qingwan also slowly ate the holy fruit in her hand.

Xian Bi also found one out and tasted it.

After tasting it, he said, "You let me come, really just let me eat the fruit?" ”

Nie Qingwan smiled: "Of course not. ”

Xian Bi thought to herself, sure enough, now she is trembling, he is also trembling, if there is no special matter, she will definitely not summon him, so as not to make people suspicious.

Summoned, there must be something.

Xian Bi asked, "Is there something you tell me to do?" ”

Nie Qingwan nodded: "Hmm." ”

Xian Bi asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Nie Qingwan said: "The autumn of Nanfeng Country grows in the dry sand, the root is extremely deep, it can penetrate more than 30 meters below the surface, and it is affected by the heat on the North Barren Mountain all the year round, so its peel is black and red, and it is not uncommon to have such a peel, but there are many poisonous barriers on the North Barren Mountain, these poisonous barriers will not produce air flow when the weather is cold, but when it is hot, it will produce air flow, and then the air flow will rush into the dry sand area with the north wind and infiltrate into these peels. ”

Wang Yunyao was shocked: "What does the little master mean that these peels are poisonous?" ”

Xian Bi's face also became ugly.

They just seemed to have eaten the peel.

Nie Qingwan said: "The peel is indeed poisonous, but there must be a trigger, without an introduction, it is safe to eat in the stomach." ”

Wang Yunyao patted her chest, looking frightened.

Xian Bi probably guessed what Nie Qingwan was going to ask him to do at this time, and he asked uncertainly, "Are you asking me to find the trigger for this trigger?" ”

Nie Qingwan said: "No, I know what the introduction is, I will ask the king steward to take this introduction, I just asked you to do a favor and send this introduction to the queen." ”