Chapter 174: Questioning Explanation
At the wedding of Prince An's son, as the quasi-crown princess of her brother and sister-in-law, Yu Chirou sang and danced in public for some reason.
What she sang in her mouth was a folk tune from Puhe County, although the singing voice was clear and beautiful, and the dancing was graceful, but her performance on this occasion was already very unruly, not to mention that it was still a love song, which was even more incomprehensible.
Pei Deyin, as the host of the hospitality, was caught off guard by Wei Chirou's sudden move, and didn't know what to do.
Pei Deyin walked up to Zhou Jingrong and asked, "What is she doing here?" ”
Zhou Jingrong was also confused and shook his head.
Pei Deyin hesitated: "Shall we stop her?" ”
When Zhou Jingrong and Pei Deyin were hesitating, the bold gentleman had already begun to speak disrespectfully: "I didn't expect the crown princess to have a show, today is really a feast for my eyes." ”
The other person exchanged a malicious look with him, and said with a smile: "The crown princess is so versatile, His Royal Highness the crown prince is a blessed person, haha!" ”
Although their words were not excessive, the implicit derogatory ridicule made Zhou Jingrong very uncomfortable.
Although Zhou Jingrong also felt that Wei Chirou's behavior was inappropriate, she believed that Wei Chirou did it for a reason.
But when Zhou Jingrong saw Yu Chirou looking at the empty direction with affection, her heart suddenly burst. Combined with the previous situation of Wei Chirou's inexplicable trance, Zhou Jingrong had an epiphany, maybe things are not so simple.
Zhou Jingrong hurriedly asked Pei Deyin to arrange for someone to help Yu Chirou down, and she bowed deeply in the direction where Yu Chirou left, and said loudly: "Courtiers worship the grace of the crown princess!" ”
Seeing Zhou Jingrong like this, others hurriedly stepped forward curiously and asked, "Mrs. Fu, what does the crown princess mean?" ”
Zhou Jingrong saw that the eyes around her were all gathered towards her, and deliberately raised her voice, explaining: "There is a custom in our hometown, when a girl gets married, a woman who is older than the bride and has both ability and political integrity should sing a song to express blessings, implying a sweet marriage and a happy life. I'm ashamed to say that this should have been my job, but unfortunately I don't know the rhythm, so I begged the prospective princess and asked her to sing the blessing on my behalf. ”
"Oh, I see."
"The crown princess has a beautiful voice, and I am fortunate to listen to this song, which makes people feel refreshed."
"Yes, yes!"
Zhou Jingrong and Lin Shutong are a family, and they are good friends with Wei Chirou, so her explanation is convincing.
But Wei Chi Jing over there refused, seeing that the limelight had turned to the side that was favorable to Yu Chi Rou, she hurriedly glanced at a girl beside her.
The girl understood, and asked Yu Chi Jing in a loud voice: "Jing Niang, is the crown princess really entrusted by others?" How did I hear about ......"
The girl's shrill voice pierced her eardrums and drew everyone's attention.
She paused deliberately before she spoke: "I heard that the crown princess has been in poor spirits recently, and her behavior is crazy, and she often talks to herself to no one, as if she has hysteria. Jing Niang, you and the crown princess are sisters, you should understand, but there is such a thing? ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at each other, and the news was too shocking for people to know how to react for a while.
Wei Chijing was embarrassed, tugged at the girl's sleeve, and said in a low voice: "Don't say it, don't say it." ”
Wei Chijing's ambiguous answer was even more suspicious, and immediately a girl with a bold temperament wanted to ask for an answer: "Second girl, if you know, please tell me, is this true?" ”
"Yes, this matter is not trivial, please tell the truth!"
In the face of everyone's questions, Wei Chijing still adopted the method of coping with what he wanted to say and stopped. And the flickering of her words made people even more convinced that Wei Chirou's spirit was indeed in trouble.
Someone shouted: "The prince's marriage is related to state affairs, and the crown princess is an example of a wife, if she is sick, this matter must not be neglected!" ”
Pei Deyin was troubled by these people's gossip, and said angrily: "Shut up in the palace!" What's the noise, royal affairs, when will it be your turn to put your beak? ”
Pei Deyin has always had a bad temper, no one dares to provoke her, and as soon as she gets angry, she quiets down the excited crowd.
Zhou Jingrong also understood it at this time, it seems that Wei Chirou's recent behavior is different, not because of poor rest, but because someone deliberately framed her.
She glanced at her lightly for a week, and sneered: "You have only listened to one side, why are you so indignant? I also explained it just now, but everyone didn't believe it, and someone made up a few words that had no beginning or end, but everyone believed it. Your behavior makes me doubt your intentions. ”
As soon as Zhou Jingrong's voice fell, everyone looked different.
Some of them are weak-hearted, and some people are indeed upright, and said bluntly: "Mrs. Fu, you are good friends with the prospective crown princess, so naturally you don't want to hear bad remarks related to her." But we are also dedicated to the country, if there is any excesses between words, please don't mind. However, we should still ask for a result in this matter to reassure people's hearts. ”
Zhou Jingrong agreed: "I also want to know who dares to slander the reputation of the crown princess." ”
Zhou Jingrong said, turned to the woman beside Wei Chijing, and said, "Then it's better to ask this girl." You just said, where did you hear that the crown princess had hysteria? ”
The woman was about to speak, but Zhou Jingrong added: "It is a great disrespect to slander the reputation of the royal family. What are the intentions of the people who spread the rumors, is it against the crown princess, or does they want to discredit the entire royal family? Princess, given the seriousness of this matter, we must get to the bottom of it. Whoever she hears, and whoever she hears, she will not let go of any of them! ”
Pei Deyin looked at it with an indifferent look and said coldly: "That's natural, tell me, who did you listen to this news?" ”
was so frightened by Zhou Jingrong and Pei Deyin, the girl was suddenly too frightened to speak.
She is difficult to ride a tiger at this time, if she says that this matter is instructed by Yu Chi Jing, according to Yu Chi Jing's temperament, she will definitely retaliate against her. Wei Chijing is the daughter of the general's mansion, and she may be fine, but it is difficult for her to escape responsibility.
But if she didn't say anything, wouldn't she have to bear the big disrespectful crime of slandering the crown princess's reputation?
If she said something casually, if the princess really went to investigate and saw through her lies, she would become a rumor-monger.
She only regrets it now, she was used as a gun by Wei Chijing, no matter what, she can't get well, she is angry and anxious for a while, and she cried.
Pei Deyin didn't have the heart to pity the jade, she saw that the woman stammered and couldn't say anything, her face immediately changed, and she shouted angrily: "Since you can't say it, you must have arranged this matter." Someone, take her down! ”
When the girl heard this, she immediately fell to her knees with a frightened plop and begged for mercy: "Princess, spare your life!" It's not the courtier's who said it, it's ......"
Before she could speak, Wei Chijing was afraid that she would confess herself, so she hurriedly blocked her voice in a loud voice: "Why do you want to argue, whether it is true or not, let the prospective princess come out and explain it in person, won't it be clear?" ”
Wei Chijing's words are good, but she shouldn't say them.
She said such things at this moment, and kept calling her eldest sister the quasi-crown princess, not like clarifying for her, but like falling into a well, which inevitably made people look at her strangely.
But she can't take care of it so much, she can only fight, as long as Wei Chirou doesn't come forward, everyone will be ruined.
Pei Deyin looked at Zhou Jingrong inquiringly, and Zhou Jingrong shook his head slightly.
Someone chimed in: "The second girl's words are not bad......"
Before he finished speaking, he was glared back by Pei Deyin's fierce eyes.
Others didn't dare to squeak, and it took courage to shout for the crown princess to come forward to explain in person, in case they were slapped in the face, the consequences were not something they could bear.
The crowd was excited, and everyone followed suit, but no one dared to question blatantly at this time.
Despite this, Zhou Jingrong was still very worried, and his brain turned rapidly, thinking about how to solve the current situation.
"Who asked the crown princess to come forward to explain?"
Just as the crowd fell silent, the prince's voice suddenly rang out. The prince walked over with Fu Yunshen and Ye Xiyang, and the crowd hurriedly opened the way and saluted the prince.
Fu Yunshen walked to Zhou Jingrong's side and held her hand, Zhou Jingrong suddenly felt stable and confident.
Pei Deyin looked at Ye Xiyang's frowning eyebrows, and he didn't feel that it was an eyesore, he breathed a sigh of relief, and his aura instantly softened.
When no one answered, the prince opened his mouth and asked again, "Explain what?" ”
Pei Deyin and Zhou Jingrong didn't speak, and everyone didn't dare to respond, but they all looked at Wei Chijing, who had just jumped out in a hurry.
The prince also looked at Yu Chijing with everyone's eyes, but Yu Chijing was not happy to get the prince's attention, but was numb by the sharp sight.
She had to stand up under tremendous pressure, told the prince about Fang Cai, and emphasized that Wei Chirou's mental state was different.
The crown prince lowered his eyes and concluded unhurriedly: "In other words, the crown princess sang a song to the princess, and you thought it was insane?" ”
Wei Chijing hurriedly said: "No, it's not like this. ”
The crown prince looked over coldly: "Then what do you want the crown princess to explain to you?" ”
Wei Chijing's legs were weak when he was killed by the prince, and his voice trembled: "No, it's not to explain to me, it's to ...... everyone."
The crown prince laughed angrily at Wei Chijing's words: "What does the crown princess do, I need to explain it to you?" But I don't know that the concubine of this palace, the eldest daughter of the general's mansion, is still under the control of my sister! ”
The prince's three consecutive questions took everyone's breath away, and even more made Wei Chijing panic, and the more panicked he became, the more he didn't choose to speak.
Zhou Jingrong quietly bit his ears with Fu Yunshen: "It is worthy of being the prince, as the so-called thief captures the king first, he only caught Yu Chijing and attacked alone, and the others are afraid of endangering themselves, where can they take care of the crown princess?" ”
Fu Yun pinched Zhou Jingrong's palm, leaned close to her ear, and did not shy away from interacting with her intimately in front of the public: "Although this matter can be suppressed today, I am afraid that tomorrow the court will turn the sky upside down." ”