When she returned to Xianfu Palace, Wen Ruya was silent all the way, but as soon as Fang entered the courtyard, she said to Bi'er behind her: "Fang is in Chuxiu Palace, have you heard what Concubine Zhuang Xian said?" ”

Bi'er nodded: "The slave listens really well." ”

"Do you know what to do?"

"Niangniang wants the slave maid to spread the news of Princess Ning Wan's infidelity?"

Wen Ruya glanced at her appreciatively: "That's right. ”

Bi'er hesitated: "Let's come out and use it as a gunman, in case the emperor blames him......"

"Who let you get out of the way. You won't say it's from Xia'er? ”

"This, if Concubine Zhuang Xian knows......"

"What are you afraid of, it was originally Princess Ning Wan who she designed, not to mention that we did learn from her."

"Niangniang means ......"

"If the emperor investigates it, he will only chase her." Wen Ruya sneered, "She thought that she would be able to make a decision by passing on this matter through my mouth, but she was really naïve." Just because she still wants to fight with me with her little twists and turns, it's really overwhelming. ”

The speed of rumors is astonishing, especially in the lonely cage of the palace, and inquiring and spreading gossip is the greatest pleasure and pastime of the palace people. The premise, of course, is that these words do not reach the ears of those who are in charge of their life and death.

On this day, the Queen Mother walked to the Imperial Garden accompanied by Pin'er, and when she arrived at a rockery, she vaguely heard the voices of several palace maids speaking in a low voice, as if they were talking excitedly. Curious, she couldn't help but stop to listen, but when she heard what they were talking about, her face suddenly showed anger.

I only heard a palace maid say in a disdainful tone: "No wonder the emperor was angry with her on the first night, it turns out that she is no longer a virgin." ”

Another palace maid sighed: "This Princess Ning Wan is really bold, she dares to cuckold the emperor." ”

Another palace maid chimed in: "No, even a man can't stand being cuckolded by his own woman, let alone the emperor." ”

At this time, someone asked, "But why didn't the emperor deal with her?" ”

The first palace maid replied: "She is the princess of Dongli, and this matter is not handled well, but it is related to the relationship between the two countries." The emperor must not be able to dispose of her easily. ”

What the group of palace maids said in the back, the queen mother had no intention of listening, she turned around and said to Pin'er: "Help the mourning family to go to the imperial study." ”

Pin'er obediently supported her, and there was an unknown emotion flashing in her eyes.

In the imperial study, Pei Gongcuo walked out from behind the imperial case, he forcibly suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, helped the angry Queen Mother to sit down on the long couch on the low side, hooked his lips and smiled: "I think it's a big deal, it turns out to be this thing." ”

The Queen Mother was already furious, and when she heard that he was so inappropriate, she was even more angry: "The emperor was hooked by that woman, she is so shameless, you still blindly connived, and now it has been rumored in the palace, you can still laugh." ”

Pei Gongcuo patted the queen mother's back and said: "The queen mother is angry, this matter can't be blamed entirely on Myanmar, it was because I couldn't control it for a while, so I forced her in Dongli, but I didn't expect it to cause such a misunderstanding and bring trouble to the queen mother, it was my fault." ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, her face turned a little pale, but she was still a little suspicious: "But why were you angry with her that night?" And why don't you set foot in Shuihua Palace again? ”

"I drank too much that night, and I was impatient and used force on Myanmar, which made her think of the grievances she suffered in Dongli, so I didn't allow me to touch her. I got angry and left. I can't pass these days to teach her a lesson. ”

"I see." The Queen Mother said in a soothing tone, "That being the case, it is time to dry her, so that she knows who has the final say in this palace, and dares to refuse the emperor's favor with the emperor's envoy, I really don't know what to do." ”

Pei Gongcuo comforted her and said, "Queen Mother, there will be me there to mediate. Teach, you don't have to bother. The plan for the present is to clarify the rumors, trace the source of the rumors, and punish those who spread them. ”

As soon as the anger subsided, her brain also brightened, and the Queen Mother nodded: "Those people who talk nonsense and nonsense should indeed be severely punished, especially those who chase after the wind and make trouble, and they must be punished." Otherwise, there is a miasma in this palace, and everyone can talk about accusing the emperor without authorization, what kind of system will it become? This matter was left to Emperor Lao, and the mourning family went back first. ”

Pei Gongcuo helped the Queen Mother up and said, "Congratulations to the Queen Mother." Foxit—"

"No need, the mourning family has a good place to accompany you, you are busy."

Pei Gongcuo didn't force it, but said: "The queen mother walks slowly." ”

Pin'er's gaze seemed to pass over Pei Gongcuo with deep meaning, making him feel like he was stuck in his throat. Looking at their backs gradually moving away, the smile on his face was frozen little by little, and the bottom of his eyes seemed to be condensed with a huge storm, dark and gloomy, bottomless, and the air was also dyed with coldness in an instant, he said coldly: "Fu Xin, go to the palaces to announce the decree, just say that Princess Ning Wan's virgin body is broken by me, and if anyone dares to spread rumors again, they will be killed." ”

"Yes." Foxit bowed in response.

"In addition, pull out the eyeliner of Shuihua Palace and track down the people behind the scenes."

"Yes."

The rumors have been in Shuihua Palace for a whole day, and the people in the entire Shuihua Palace are panicking. Hua Mian didn't expect that something she never cared about would cause so much trouble to others. One is prosperous, one is lost, and they are pitiful that they have such a master. Thinking of this, she felt a little guilty in her heart.

"Wan Tao, who did you say that those gossips in the palace came from?"

Seeing that Hua Mian's mood had been depressed all day, Wan Tao didn't feel good in her heart, she comforted: "Girl, don't listen to those people's nonsense, they are just jealous." ”

Hua Mian said to herself: "The emperor will not publicize that he was cuckolded for the sake of face." I think this matter came out of Shuihua Palace. That night, the emperor left with anger, and many palace people knew about it, presumably it was a tongue chewer who added fuel and vinegar to it. I didn't expect it to be like that in the end. But they really got it right. ”

"Girl." Looking at the self-deprecating appearance of Hua Mian's mouth smiling, Wan Tao mourned in his heart, "You can't be presumptuous, in Wan Tao's heart, the girl will always be the most icy and jade." ”

Hua Mian took Wan Tao to her side and sat down together, then buried her head in her arms and said: "Wan Tao misunderstood, I didn't make a fool of myself, I don't care what others say at all." It's just a little emotional. ”

Wan Tao suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that the girl doesn't care, Wan Tao just hopes that the girl can be happy and not be disturbed by foreign objects." ”

Hua Mian sighed: "I don't bother myself, I don't bother others, but I can't avoid being disturbed by others." It's really difficult to enter this deep palace and want to protect yourself. When the words fell, a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, "No, this rumor doesn't look like a simple chasing after the wind, but like someone carefully designed it." Come to think of it, there must be eyeliner from other palaces in this Shuihua Palace. ”

Wan Tao agreed, so she asked, "Who does the girl think will put eyeliner in our palace?" ”

Hua Mian thought for a while and said, "It's all possible, maybe there is more than one." But I know for sure that there is one person. ”

"The girl is talking about Concubine Zhuang Xian?"

"Oh? Why do you think it's her? ”

"She is the only harem concubine the girl has ever come into contact with, so I think she should have done it."

"You, you have no evidence."

"Who does the girl think it is?"

"Concubine Zhuang Xian."

Wan Tao almost choked on her saliva, she cleared her throat and said, "Then, what credentials does the girl have?" ”

Hua Mian said slowly: "I didn't understand at first, why did Concubine Zhuang Xian invite me to a banquet that day, but now I think about it, in fact, she is a drunkard, not to drink, her purpose is to test whether I am still a virgin." She learned from her eyeliner that the emperor left Shuihua Palace in anger, and she wondered if the emperor had favored me. She deliberately asked Xia Er to spill the soup on me, just to make sure that my Shougong Sand was still there when I was changing. If I am, it means that the emperor has not favored me at all, and she doesn't have to take me to heart. If not, there are two possibilities. One possibility is that I was favored by the emperor that night, but for some reason it made the emperor unhappy. Another possibility is that the emperor has never touched me, which can only mean that the emperor is angry because of my unchastity. Either way, she just had to direct cause and effect to the worst one. Beneficial to her, and perhaps to get rid of an imaginary enemy. ”

Wan Tao said suddenly: "The girl is extremely analytical. When you say that, I think they must have done it on purpose that day. No wonder I always think they are weird, but I can't say why, it turns out that the problem is here. Since the person behind the scenes is Concubine Zhuang Xian, who will this eyeliner be? ”

Hua Mian pondered for a moment, then got up and jumped to the top of the temple. She beckoned to Hua Li and Hua Kun, who were on duty, and called them to her and said, "I'll give you a mission." Help me find out who in this Shuihua Palace is involved with Chuxiu Palace. ”

Hua Li said: "The task of the subordinates is to protect the safety of the princess, and they cannot leave their posts without permission." ”

Hua Mian looked at him strangely and said, "Isn't tracking down the person who tried to frame me to protect my safety?" ”

Hua Kun coughed and said: "The princess doesn't know, a few days ago, Hua Xun went to the imperial dining room to ask for braised carp for the princess when she was on duty, but she was beaten by the emperor for leaving her post without permission. ”

"What did you say?" Hua Mian said in surprise, "Why didn't I hear him mention it?" ”

Hua Li said: "As our subordinates, how can we bring such a thing to the master." ”

"How can it be!" Hua Mian couldn't help but be indignant, how could Pei Gongcuo treat his subordinates so harshly?

Hua Kun said: "You can't blame the emperor, this matter is indeed Hua Xun's mistake." Last time, Hua Zhen was dozing off at night, and wasn't he beaten by the emperor for twenty boards afterwards? ”

Hua Mian was not only surprised this time, she even said in shock: "When did it happen?" ”

Hua Kun thought for a while and said: "On the day Hua Zhen was hit by the board, you played and sang in the courtyard all night, and the emperor accompanied you all night outside the wall. ”

Hua Kun's words were tantamount to a thunderclap, and Lei Dehua Mian's heart turned up a raging wave. In this way, she knew that she had a private meeting with her wild brother when she went out of the palace that night, but not only did he not punish himself, but he also accompanied him all night with Xiao and Qin.

At this moment, Hua Mian couldn't tell what it was like in her heart, but she felt a sour feeling jumping up.

Hua Kun saw that Hua Mian's mood was suddenly depressed, thinking that they had disappointed her by refusing her request, and hurriedly comforted: "We will help you keep an eye on suspicious people, and then let Gonggong Fu send someone to investigate, is the princess still satisfied?" ”

Hua Mian came back to her senses from Fang Cai's emotions, and said with a slight smile when she heard the words: "I'm tired." In a blink of an eye, she saw Shu Yu coming in from outside the courtyard in a hurry, and she jumped off the roof and walked towards the soft couch under the phoenix tree.

As soon as Shu Yu saw Hua Mian, he rushed forward happily and said as if to take credit: "Princess, I heard a happy event when I went out today, do you want to hear it?" ”

In this harem, there is nothing more than a group of women staring at a man, what is the joy? Come to think of it, this girl is probably also infected by the gossip gossip, and likes to use some so-called palace secrets that have been chewed up to pass the boring days. It didn't hurt to listen to it, so she said disapprerovingly: "Oh? Let's hear it. ”

Shu Yu came to the momentum, and said mysteriously: "The bad rumors about the princess will disappear tomorrow, and they will no longer be used for entertainment." Do you know who sealed the mouths of the people in this palace? ”

Hua Mian was a little surprised, and she didn't need to ask to know that those who had this ability, except for Pei Gongcuo, didn't think about it as a second person. But he can block the mouths of the people, how can he block the hearts of the people?

Seeing Shu Yu smiling strangely, Hua Mian was a little confused, but when he saw her, he came forward and whispered: "Because the emperor asked Fu Xin to go to the palaces to announce the decree, saying that the princess's virginity was broken by the emperor." According to the slave maid, the fact that the princess and the emperor had a husband and wife before marrying the emperor does not seem to be a bad thing, which means that the emperor has taken a fancy to you. Now look at who else in this harem dares to despise you. ”

Hua Mian never knew that Shu Yu also had such noisy times, but now she had no time to think about this, she was shocked by what Pei Gongcuo had done. Not only did he endure the shame of being cuckolded, but he also willingly blocked all the ridicule for her. No matter how you look at it, this should not be the behavior of an arrogant emperor. Coupled with the information learned from Hua Kun's words, Hua Mian's heart was already a mess.

Her original intention was not to have too much to do with him, she just wanted to survive safely in this harem. But he treated her like this, and it was difficult for her to feel at ease. That's it, Quan should owe him a favor.