Chapter 238: Striking the Grass and Startling the Snake
Lan Guang became a bamboo in his chest, but Emperor Cheng did not want to be subject to Lan Guang again, he suddenly remembered the four princes Xiao Yishuo who was exiled, Lan Guang was imprisoned here by him, but he expected that the four princes would defect to the country of Yique. ET
Emperor Cheng stared at Lan Guang, if he had to make a choice between the Gong family and Lan Guang, he would rather choose the Gong family, maybe Concubine Xiu would never have a chance to speak again, and Gong Yi would not be so fearless.
He wanted to summon Gong Yi.
Emperor Cheng quickly left the underground palace, just after the fifth watch, he ordered the fifth duke to urgently summon Gong Yi into the palace.
The life of Gongyi is not easy, the life and death of the real daughter Gong Zhixiu is unknown, and the concubine in the palace is an impostor, like a sword hanging above his head, which may fall at any time and ask for his head, no, it is the head of his Gong family.
Gong Yi kept this secret all day long, but fortunately, Emperor Cheng did not notice it, but fortunately, Concubine Xiu Niangniang in the palace won the heart of the Queen Mother and was also quite graced.
After the fifth watch, Gongyi's wife served him to put on a crown robe and shoes, and advised: "The concubine has prepared some crystal walnut cakes that Xiu'er likes to eat, and the master will send them to the palace in a while." ”
Gong Yi's wife and four sons didn't know that Concubine Xiu in the palace was not the real Gong Zhixiu, it was a matter of life and death for the family, and Gong Yi hid it from the wind and rain.
"You're here again, didn't I say it, Xiu'er is doing very well in the palace, and the queen mother and the emperor like her very much. The palace gate is not our imperial history mansion, and you can get it if you say go. Gong Yi was a little impatient.
A figure flickered by when he looked up, and Gong Yi shouted outside the door: "Who?" ”
"Daddy, my son greets Daddy." Gong Shangyi drooped his head, shrunk his shoulders, and rubbed into the room.
Gong Yi saw that it was the eldest son Gong Shangyi, and he was not angry, this son was simple-minded, well-developed and lustful, and Emperor Cheng rewarded Gong Yi for his meritorious service, and originally gave his four sons a mansion, Gong Yi was not worried about the eldest son after all, so he left him in the Imperial History Mansion.
"Just got back?!" Gong Yi had a calm face, not angry but mighty.
Seeing this, Mrs. Gong said dissatisfiedly: "Why did the lord see Shang'er as if he had seen an enemy, Shang'er fought in the south and the north, and now he is also a marquis, why bother, master?" ”
"Shang'er, you haven't had breakfast yet, sit down, Mama Feng, give the eldest young master breakfast." Mrs. Gong walked over and sat down according to Gong Shangyi.
Gong Yi sighed: "Alas, sooner or later, this family will be defeated in your hands!" ”
Mrs. Gong was about to speak, and the housekeeper led the chamberlain to stand outside the door and replied: "If you go back to the master, someone from the palace will come." ET”
Gong Yi's body trembled, for some reason, his left eye jumped hard today, he always felt that something would happen, Mrs. noticed the change in Gong Yi, and asked: "Master, the emperor summoned the master at this time, is Xiu'er in the palace......." Mrs. Gong didn't continue, but her face was as pale as paper.
Gong Yi looked at Gong Shangyi and asked sharply, "Where did you go last night?" Are you in trouble again?! "He knows this eldest son too well, last night was the Shangyuan Festival, whether it is a beautiful girl or a small jasper, people with daughters will let their daughters go out to enjoy the lanterns and travel to all diseases, in fact, they choose their own good sons-in-law and good couples, and they can't guarantee that this lustful eldest son provokes anyone's young lady, and there are people who are sued to the emperor.
Gong Shangyi saw that his father's beard was upturned, and he knew that he couldn't hide what happened last night, so he told the whole thing in a hurry, and before he finished speaking, Gong Yi jumped three feet high, grabbed the cup on the table and smashed it at Gong Shangyi: "Evil obstacles, evil obstacles!" If you don't kill the Gong family, you are unwilling! The emperor is originally suspicious and narrow-minded, your sister is careful in the palace, frightened everywhere, serving the Queen Mother, you are good, don't want to be motivated, all day long carrying cages and birds, robbing the people's daughters, how many times have I said it, when you see Xiao Nu, you have to hide away, you can do it, and you have to do it with others! Why didn't I kill you! ”
The more Gong Yi spoke, the more angry he became, if it weren't for his wife to stop him, he would have killed this unsuccessful son with a sword.
"Master, you don't want a strange son, think of a way, the people in the palace are still waiting." Mrs. grabbed Gong Yi and pushed her son, signaling him to hurry into the house.
Gong Yi stomped his feet and beat his chest: "What else can I do, I can only bear the guilt of Jing and let the emperor send it." ”
Gong Shangyi heard this, and picked up a sentence in the back room: "Father doesn't have to be angry or worried, the son can solve the trouble by himself, I will go into the palace to see my sister in a while, and when the wind blows on my sister's pillow, I don't believe that the emperor can blame me." ”
Gong Shangyi didn't say anything, Gong Yi saw that he kept saying that he wanted to enter the palace to see Concubine Xiu, he became more and more angry, jumped to his feet and shouted: "You rabbit cub, don't you think it's big enough?!" If you dare to enter the palace to alarm the mother, see if I don't discount your dog legs! ”
Mrs. Gong said disappreliantly: "The concubine thinks that Shang'er's words are feasible, and Niangniang's words are worth thousands of us." ”
"Nope! Madam, I'll enter the palace now, you take a good look at Shang'er at home, don't let him enter the palace to see Niangniang. Gong Yi tried his best to hold his wife's hand, and his voice was full of emotion.
Madame looked at Gong Yi curiously: "Master, Shang'er is a marquis, you can enter the palace to see Niangniang, why is the lord so opposed to him entering the palace?" ”
"I said no, I just can't!" Gong Yi didn't allow Mrs. to speak, stepped forward and ordered the housekeeper to lock Gong Shangyi up, and ran to the front hall by himself.
The waiter was drinking tea in the front hall, and Gong Yi stepped into the threshold with his front feet, and hurriedly hugged his fists and smiled: "The old man is late to greet him, don't blame me." ”
Seeing that Gong Yi was so humble, the chamberlain hurriedly got up and returned the salute: "The boss is polite, our family is here on order, and we are on business, so don't blame the boss if he is not careful." ”
"Where, where." The two greeted each other, and Gong Yi ordered his subordinates to change into hot tea, but they were stopped by the internal attendant.
The inner attendant said with a smile: "He has to be free, our family must come to disturb, today the emperor's order is in his body, or work first, the imperial history Gongyi received the order: there must be no mistake in the capital imperial history Gongyi to enter the palace quickly." ”
Gong Yi received the order to thank him, and after giving the holy decree to the side and letting the housekeeper go, he leaned in and inquired to the internal attendant: "Can the lord easily tell the emperor what is important for the old minister to enter the palace?" ”
The chamberlain smiled and arched his hand: "It's not that our family is tight-mouthed, it's really our family doesn't know, the adults enter the palace to understand themselves, our family thinks it must be a good thing." ”
"Please, my lordship, the holy decree is clear, please enter the palace immediately." The chamberlain bowed and smiled.
Gong Yi smiled: "Adult, please adult, please." ”
The inner attendants were in front and Gongyi was behind, and they each got into a sedan chair and headed towards the palace.
The Imperial History Mansion is separated from the palace by three streets, passing by the Shangshu Mansion on the way, Gong Yi quietly ordered the entourage around him to go to the Shangshu Mansion to report the news.
In the past, Gong Yi always felt that the road to the palace was very long, but today he felt extraordinarily fast, Wufeng Gate got off the sedan chair, followed the inner chamberlain through the Wufeng Building and went straight to the Qianming Palace, Gong Yi bowed and was about to enter the hall, the inner chamberlain stopped with a smile and said: "The emperor summoned the adults in the imperial study, and the adults came with our family." ”
Gong Yi nodded.
"Your Excellency, please."
Gongyi straightened his official hat, took care of his official robe, bowed his head and walked into the imperial study, and bowed upside down: "Minister Gongyi knocks to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live." ”
There was silence in the study.
Gong Yi lay on the ground, beads of sweat the size of beans dripping on the ground.
At the time of a cup of tea, Gong Yi said in a trembling voice: "The criminal minister Gong Yi knocked on my emperor, long live, long live, long live." ”
This time, Emperor Cheng spoke: "Lord Gong has made meritorious contributions to helping me ascend the throne, and Concubine Xiu has served decently in the harem, why is it guilty?" ”
Gong Yi guessed that Emperor Cheng must be angry for the sentence "The people of Shuangfeng City only know that there is a Gong family and don't know that there is an emperor", knowing that last night's incident could not be hidden, so he had to kowtow again and ask for guilt: "The minister has no way to teach his son, and the evil son Gong Shangyi robbed the people's daughter on the Yuan Festival, and the minister has locked him in his home and waited for the holy ruling." ”
Emperor Cheng put down the music in his hand, stared at Gong Yi for a long time, his thin lips rose, and he smiled lightly: "Lord Gong didn't say it, I almost forgot, Gong Hou Ye is good at martial arts, even my Yu Wang Chitose is not his opponent." ”
Gong Yi couldn't hear Emperor Cheng's thoughts, and he didn't know how to answer for a while, but he just touched the ground with his head and made a bang.
Emperor Cheng saw that Gong Yi was frightened, and knew that it was almost over, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Gong, I believe in your loyalty to me, and I also believe that Uncle Guo is unintentional, but he is too excessive, no matter what, King Yu is my righteous brother, and I personally crowned the prince, and Uncle Guo looks down on King Yu because there is no emperor in his eyes." ”
"Ten thousand deaths, ten thousand deaths." Gong Yi's sweat trickled down his neck.
"Okay, you get up, I should treat this incident as if it never happened, what to do, I think you should understand, get even." Emperor Cheng's tone softened.
Gong Yi breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, stood up, didn't want to sit on the ground again because his legs were weak, Emperor Cheng sneered in his heart, and his handsome face remained silent. Gong Yi staggered to his feet and stood under the dragon book case.
"Sit down."
"I don't dare." Gong Yi sat down.
"Master Gong's rheumatism and leg pain, it is not suitable to stand for a long time, sit down."
Seeing Emperor Cheng like this, Gong Yi burst into tears for a while, lay on the ground and kowtowed again: "The emperor is long, the old minister is ashamed, and he will strictly control the son and let him serve the country." ”
Emperor Cheng motioned for the little eunuch to help Gong Yi sit down.
Seeing Gong Yi sitting still, Emperor Cheng said lightly: "I am looking for you today, one is for the matter of Uncle Guo, and the other is for the matter of Concubine Xiu's mother......
Before Emperor Cheng finished speaking, Gong Yi slipped from the chair and fell to the ground, lying on the ground in horror and unable to speak, Emperor Cheng thought, today I don't scare you to death An old thing will scare you half to death, he pretended to be puzzled and asked: "Why is Lord Gong like this?" ”
Gong Yi only thought that Gong Zhixiu's identity was exposed by the emperor, and he couldn't speak for a while, but trembled.
Emperor Cheng had the intention to tease Gong Yi, and asked Gong Yi to sit down and talk, and the little eunuch helped Gong Yi up hard before he sat firmly, Emperor Cheng frowned and said: "I recently got a portrait of Concubine Xiu in the past, how can I not be the same as Concubine Xiu in the palace, so please ask Lord Gong to distinguish one or two." ”