Chapter 29: Behind the Scenes
It's not that Liu Jia's family doesn't care about Liu Gege's child, now Zaifeng only has such a sister-in-law under her knees, she naturally hopes to have more children and grandchildren, but the child has been aborted, although she is distressed, but it is only a few months, and naturally it is not as good as the chubby grandson in front of her.
Ning Yi got a message from the girl next to Fu Jin and told Qiu Lu to pack some necessary things.
She sat at the table and frowned at the peony she had drawn with a wrong stroke, and a drop of ink fell on the tender petals.
Recently, the palace has been really restless.
Is it a coincidence? If this Liu Gege's abortion is a coincidence, then Pu Yi's poisoning is man-made after all.
Ning Yi put the pen aside, if it was artificial, who was the person who did it? Is it a woman in the backyard or... Ning Yi remembered the pair of men and women she met at the banquet, or those revolutionary parties?
Ning Yi picked up the wrong painting and folded it aside, picked up the pen again, and slowly drew another peony that was in bloom.
Early the next morning, Liu Jia's Guerjia and Ning Yi set off to return to the palace.
As soon as he got out of the carriage, Liu Jia's was old and tired, so he went back to his yard first.
As soon as Guerjia got out of the car and bought it, he had time to tidy up and dress, so he rushed to the small courtyard of Liugege, asked everything carefully, and comforted him before returning to the main courtyard.
Entering the bedroom, Guarga exhaled and sat down on the collapse as if he had unloaded all his strength.
"Fujin!" Lan Xin was startled and hurriedly helped Guerjia's hand.
"It's fine." Guarga brushed her hand away.
Lan Xin has been serving the Guarjia clan since she was a child, and knows what she is worried about, "Gege, don't worry, the prince won't blame you, when Liu Gege was born, you were not in the mansion." Lan Xin directly shouted the title of Guerjia's unfinished cabinet.
Guerjia shook his head, as if he didn't listen to Lan Xin's words, "I am not close to the prince, and now I am willful to go out of the mansion for the sake of Wuge, if I am in the mansion, Liu Gege's child may be able to survive, and the prince will definitely blame me." ”
"Fujin!" Lan Xin looked at Fu Jin, who had been strong since she was a child, when had she ever been so vulnerable, Lan Xin knew that she was not only afraid of losing the trust of the prince because of Liu Gege's miscarriage, but also because the concubine wanted to raise the little brother, these days, Fu Jin is just holding on.
Lan Xin gritted her teeth and walked to the door, telling Lan Yue to find Ning Yi Gege and speak to her to help Fujin in front of the concubine, Lan Xin believed her.
Ning Yi didn't rest for long, and then heard Qiu Lu say that Lan Yue in the main courtyard asked to see her.
Ning Yi let people in, and as soon as Lan Yue entered the door, she begged Ning Yi to help Fu Jin.
Ning Yi asked her to get up," you said slowly. What happened to the fourth sister-in-law? ”
Lan Yue said what Fujin looks like now, Ning Yi sighed in her heart, Guerjia is always arrogant like a peacock in front of others, the people in this mansion are more afraid of this Fujin than the prince, but who knows the panic and insecurity in her heart, she has lived in the palace since she was a child, and later married into the palace where her mother-in-law doesn't like her husband and doesn't love, Liu Jia's hatred for the queen mother is added to her, but who knows who has heard her wishes.
"You go back and persuade Dian Fujin, you let her relax, the prince won't blame her." Lan Yue bit her lip, although she was still a little worried, she still responded.
After sending Lan Yue away, Qiu Lu came back, "Gege, why are you in a hurry to find something to do?" ”
Ning Yi picked up the book on the side and signed it on the page she saw, "Although the fourth sister-in-law married into the palace and was not close to me, she didn't treat me badly in big and small things, she took care of everything I lacked here, and now she wants me to help me with something, how can I refuse?" Besides, "Ning Yi paused, "Now that the event is happening, the burden on the fourth brother is heavy enough, and I don't want this backyard matter to be holding him back." ”
"Is the fourth brother in the house today?"
When Qiu Lu came back, she asked her subordinates: "In the mansion, because of Liu Gege's matter, the prince came back after going to court today and didn't go out again, and the concubine who went to see her before is now in the study." ”
Ning Yi nodded, changed his clothes, and went to the study in the front yard.
Ning Yi nodded at the little eunuch at the door, the door of the study was not closed, and as soon as she entered, Zaifeng seemed to notice it, and looked up at her.
"Peace." He put down the fold in his hand, stood up and walked out from behind his desk.
"Fourth brother."
Zaifeng took her to the table, sat down next to her, poured a glass of water and handed it over, rubbed the corners of his forehead, smiled and cared, "How is it, is Jietai Temple fun?" ”
Ning Yi said angrily: "How can I go to the temple to play, I am accompanying my sister-in-law and mother to pray for blessings." ”
"Yes, yes, yes." Zaifeng looks like everything you say is right, "What?" Come and see if I have a gift for your fourth brother? ”
Ning Yixiao fainted slightly, and shouted cautiously tentatively: "Fourth brother." ”
Seeing her difficult to speak, Zaifeng laughed: "What? Don't worry, your fourth brother won't dislike you without a gift. ”
"No, fourth brother, this time Liugege's miscarriage is the same as Wuge, is it the same group of people behind it?"
Zaifeng was stunned for a moment, and took a sip of tea for a while before he spoke: "Why did you ask about this?" ”
Ning Yi lowered her eyes: "The fourth sister-in-law is very self-reproaching now. ”
Zaifeng sighed: "Your fourth sister-in-law has always been a person who hides everything in her heart. ”
"Fourth brother, so is there really someone behind this who is targeting you?"
Zaifeng stood up and didn't mention much, just said simply: "Recently, many people in the court are ready to change the system. There's a lot more going on in the Zhenguo Mansion than we do here. ”
Reform, constitutional monarchy.
In the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, the small country of Japan won the big country Russia, and the only hope of the people to save the precarious Qing Dynasty was pinned on the constitutional monarchy. So far, the court has not mentioned this matter again, and now it seems that it is not not mentioned, but it is not yet time, and many people are about to move in private.
The constitution will inevitably infringe on the interests of some people, Zhenguo Gong Zaize is one of the five ministers, and it is known as the first person to promote the constitutional system of the late Qing Dynasty.
Before Ning Yi left, "Fourth brother, the mother concubine said that she would raise Wuge. ”
Zaifeng pressed his temples with a headache, "I heard her say it from my mother." ”
Ning Yi nodded and left the study.
Zaifeng stayed in the study until the light was turned on before putting down the last fold, "When is it?" ”
"Master, it's been a moment."
"Go to the Fujin Courtyard.".
"Huh."