Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Promise of the Jade Pendant
"Your Majesty, what is this?" I don't know why.
She recognized this jade pendant, after all, she had been a royal attendant for a period of time before, and the emperor wore it on her waist every day, but she didn't understand what the emperor meant, this was for her?
"For you."
She really guessed correctly.
"Before, I wronged you, this jade pendant is considered to be compensation for you, if you need it in the future, you can use him to make a request to me."
Yu Qing's eyes lit up, she didn't blame the emperor for what happened before, after all, all the evidence pointed to her at that time.
I have to admit that the current emperor is a bright monarch, and in the case of conclusive evidence, if he doesn't say it, Yu Qing will have to re-examine his judgment of him.
Now, pie is falling from the sky, how can she not continue, "Seriously, anything can be requested?" ”
"I am the Son of Heaven." This little girl is thinking about something all day long, and the Son of Heaven promises, and she is a golden mouth.
Yu Qing shrunk her neck, as if she was a little carried away. took the jade pendant easily, and did not forget to slander in my heart, okay, you are an uncle, okay.
The emperor saw that she had finally regained her agility, and he didn't care about her, "Accompany me to play chess." ”
"Again!"
Yu Qing exclaimed.
"Huh?" The emperor's eyes widened.
Yu Qing felt that her courage was growing day by day, and she not only dared to question the emperor, but also dared to speak loudly to him. But in the end, he couldn't resist the might of the Son of Heaven, so he nodded resignedly.
The emperor looked at Yu Qing who dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak, with a smile in the corner of his eyes.
Xue Gui also snickered on the side, Qing Guiren's chess skills are not good, it can be said to be very poor, and he can't compare with those talented ladies in the harem, but the emperor is only willing to play against such a stinky chess basket.
made a look to signal Xiyue, and the two tacitly retreated to the door.
When the sky darkened, the emperor left.
Yu Qing soaked in the tub, ready to wipe her body. However, when he touched his left arm, he paused, and after only a moment, he continued to clean other places.
More than ten days had passed, and the wound left by the whip had formed a thick scab.
When the imperial doctor saw it, he felt very fortunate for her, the whip was on the arm, although the body was slightly affected, but it would be good to apply some ointment, but it was only on the arm, it would take some time.
At that time, Yu Qing didn't pay much attention to it, knowing that the imperial doctor was just comforting her. The skin is open, the scab as thick as the fingertips, and the scar formed after it falls off, and anyone who is not stupid knows that it can't be removed.
She simply doesn't plan to get married, she just wants to spend the rest of her life in peace, and it doesn't matter if she has one or two scars.
Xiyue knocked on the door and came in to add water, and said to Yu Qing: "Little master, I heard the little eunuch on duty in the imperial study say that Lord Fu entered the palace today. ”
Yu Qing was stunned for a moment, remembering that on the day she came back from the Qianqing Palace, she had asked Xiyue to pay attention to when Fu Ankang would enter the palace.
Originally, she didn't plan to see him, after all, Xiyue had already told her that Li Defu was the murderer of Concubine Zhen.
When Li Defu was arrested by the Shen Criminal Division, many people saw it, and the emperor issued an order to punish the nine clans, and Xiyue naturally knew about it.
At first, I didn't react when I heard it, I never thought that it was because of her words that Li Defu had a grudge, and I didn't expect that a person's grudge could be so deep that he actually killed the lives of innocent people, just to frame her.
If you think about it, everything makes sense, but there seems to be something wrong. Therefore, she still decided to meet with Fu Ankang and ask about the details of the case.
Yu Qing asked Xiyue to drag the little eunuch in the imperial study to pass the word, and made an appointment to meet in a rockery in the remote garden of the imperial garden.
When the sun arrived, Fu Ankang was already waiting there.
Since the day of the prison, Fu Ankang has been relieved, I heard that Yu Qing had a high fever and did not wake up, he entered the palace overnight, asked to see him many times, the emperor did not allow it, even if Yu Qing did not send someone to spread the word today, he had to try his best to see her.
Seeing Yu Qing coming from a distance, her face was ruddy, and she was no longer sick, Fu Ankang was a lot more relieved.
But he couldn't help but hug Yu Qing, as if only in this way could he confirm that she was really fine.
Yu Qing had something in her heart, and when she saw Fu Ankang, she was anxious to ask, and she was hugged as soon as she opened her mouth, and hurriedly refused, "Fu Ankang, Fu Ankang, you let me go!" ”
Fu Ankang slowly let go of Yu Qing, "I'm sorry, Yu Qing, I, I'm just too worried about you." ”
Yu Qing looked at the undisguised friendship on Fu Ankang's face and closed her eyes, "Have you ever thought about what your actions will bring me, you are just my brother-in-law, and I am the emperor's noble person, it is impossible for the two of us to have more intersections, your emotions will only kill me, do you understand?" ”
She naturally knew his worries, and she was grateful that he could help investigate the cause of Concubine Zhen's death and the case of the Ilgen family, but it didn't mean that she would use her feelings in return.
Fu Ankang's wishful thinking can only make it difficult for her to live a stable life, she can't hesitate, she can only draw a clear line, which is good for both of them.
Seeing her so resolute, Fu Ankang's lips moved, and he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it, and said in a low voice: "I know." ”
Yu Qing didn't want to give him any more hope, so she ignored his loss and went straight to the point, "I asked you out today to ask about the specific details of Concubine Zhen's case." ”
Fu Ankang is naturally aware of everything in the face of more than the sun, and he has endless words.
Yu Qing listened to the detailed process of solving the case in silence, and finally found something wrong.
Since Li Defu has been removed, how can anyone work hard for him, let alone blend in with the people assigned by the emperor to serve in Tsinghua Garden, even if he is still the head of the imperial dining room, he does not have such ability.
What's more, when he was in prison, he clearly heard the guard say that he was ordered by the palace, and how could Li Defu transfer the guards at will.
can do this, especially for her, only those girls in the harem.
"What are you asking for?" Fu Ankang wondered if the murderer had already been brought to justice.
"It's nothing, I just want to know more clearly about the cause of Concubine Zhen's death." Now that it has been decided to draw a clear line, Yu Qing does not want Fu Ankang to participate.
Now that he has understood that there is no need for him to continue to stay here, Yu Qing turned around and was about to leave.
Fu Ankang grabbed Yu Qing's arm, "No matter what you have to do, don't be impulsive, be careful, and contact me at any time if necessary, after all, I'm still yours, brother-in-law." ”
The last two words are extremely difficult, Fu Ankang vaguely understands, the case seems to have another hidden secret, in order to help her, this is the only connection between the two.
Yu Qing had no reason to refuse, she pulled out her arm and said, "Okay, thank you." ”
The two parted ways, Fu Ankang had just entered the palace, walked to the door of the imperial study and received a message from the little eunuch, turned around and came over, and now he was going to hurry up to face the saint.
Yu Qing found Xiyue, who was watching the wind outside, and wanted to return to the dormitory.
It's just that they haven't left the royal garden yet, and both of them heard a sound of talking in a rockery, and it was funny to be clear, and sure enough, the rockery was the best place to exchange secrets in ancient times, but suddenly heard a sentence of a noble person.
Raising their eyebrows, the two hid together on the other side of the rockery.
"You did a good job last time, and this is the mother's reward." As one of them spoke, he took out a money bag from the broken one and put it in the hands of the person opposite.
"Xie Jiafei Niangniang's reward, but the slave maid is afraid, Qingguiren seems to have begun to suspect that there is a ghost again, and the recent close things are only handled by Aunt Xiyue, and the slave begged Concubine Jianiang to transfer the slave and maid to Changchun Palace." The little palace maid said, and did not forget to stuff the money bag into her arms.
Yu Qingle is happy, she knows both of them, one is Concubine Jia's personal maid Xiuchun, and the other is the little palace maid Chunlan who serves tea and water in her palace.
No wonder the bag of slippery tire powder will appear in his bed, although it is guessed that it was the harem concubine who killed Concubine Zhen and framed him, but because there was no clue and could not be locked, these two people rushed to the door, it seems that Concubine Jia and Concubine Zhen's death are inseparable.
"Niangniang currently hopes that you will stay in Wenhua Palace, so that you can help Niangniang, and you will definitely be transferred to Changchun Palace to do things in the future, don't be anxious." Xiuchun reassured.
The two said a few more words, nothing more than to pay attention to their movements and report to Concubine Jia at any time.
Yu Qing waited for the two to leave, and then came out from behind the rockery with Xiyue.
"Little master, do you want the slave to go to the Internal Affairs Office and send this food to the Xin Zheku." Xiyue was indignant, the little master usually treats his subordinates so well, he doesn't know how to be grateful, and he actually bites back.
"No, stay in the palace to know better what they want to do, you just pay more attention to her in the future, don't startle the snake."
Rather than other than this, I don't know when another one will pop up, it's safer to put it on the bright side.
The harem has been very lively recently, Concubine Jia's birthday is approaching, and the emperor ordered a banquet to be held in the Splendid Palace, but it was busy with the internal affairs office and the imperial dining room.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs was busy formulating various banquet procedures, regulations, and decorations in the Splendid Palace.
The imperial dining room is worried about the dishes, the emperor ordered the dishes to be different from previous years, everyone misses the time when the sun was over, all kinds of novel dishes emerge in endlessly, and now they want to prepare for Concubine Jia's birthday, which is really a first two big.
Xiao Mingzi trembled and came over to ask Yu Qing to help think about the dishes, after all, people are now nobles, and no matter how familiar they used to be, they must also have a sense of proportion, but they don't know that Yu Qing just found out about the evil things that Concubine Jia did, how could she be willing to help her with the birthday banquet.
But Yu Qing still remembered the old friendship and pointed out some dishes and production methods.
"Little master, just now Changchun Palace sent someone to spread the word and invite the little master to participate in the birthday banquet of Concubine Jia tomorrow." After Xiyue entered the door, she turned around and closed the door again, walked to Yu Qing's side and whispered.
Yu Qing was eating the pastries sent by Xiao Mingzi, soft and glutinous and sweet, melted in the mouth, with a slight milky fragrance, very delicious, "Xiyue, you can taste one, it's delicious." ”
"Little master, are you listening to me, can you go to the invitation of Changchun Palace?" Seeing Yu Qing's appearance, Xiyue was a little anxious, "The emperor didn't also grant permission to the little master that day, if you don't want to go, you won't go." ”
She listened to the conversation between Xiuchun and Chunlan that day, and the little one was mainly gone, and she didn't know what was waiting for her.
"Go, why don't you go." How could Yu Qing not know what Xiyue meant, the obvious Hongmen banquet, but if she wanted to avenge Concubine Zhen, she couldn't help but go.