Chapter 361: Balance (4)
When Meng Xilan heard what he meant, she knew that he was in trouble.
He's not the kind of person who is reckless, and he must have made a big mistake by being so flustered at this moment.
"Little Lizi, what's wrong with you?"
Gao Fuli knelt two steps, his face flushed, as if he was about to cry. "Mother, minion...... The slave misses and hurts a girl's life! Minion...... A capital offense was committed! ”
"What?" A trace of surprise flashed in Meng Xilan's eyes, what did he mean by this, did he kill someone?
At this time, the other people in the hall didn't even dare to breathe, they just looked at Gao Fu in a daze, his eyes were timid, as if he was some kind of demon and monster.
"What the hell did you do?" Meng Xilan lowered her tone coldly and questioned him.
Gao Fufu said tremblingly: "Slave ......"
He was just about to speak, but Meng Xilan suddenly raised his hand to stop him: "Wait! ”
She swept around the other people in the hall and coldly ordered, "You all stand down!" ”
It doesn't matter how things are, or the people who know, the fewer the better.
Everyone bowed their heads and left, leaving only their master and servant.
Meng Xilan put down the hand stove in her hand, suddenly slapped the table and said, "What did you do, a slave who died?" ”
Gao Fuli was not a timid person, but at this moment, he couldn't help but have red eyes, and said with tears in his eyes: "Niangniang, in fact, the slave was framed by others." ”
After taking a deep breath, he explained the ins and outs of the matter.
After Gao Fuli was rejected and ridiculed by Zhulu, he was very unwilling, so he secretly prepared to marry a wife.
Although, the eunuch's marrying a wife is not a deliberate thing to be on the table. But the steward of his outer house is a person who can do things, and it took two months to finally know the right person for Gao Fuli.
The girl in the hands of the human tooth is either a refugee without a father or a mother, or a little girl who was stolen and robbed, and it is rare to find a slightly beautiful one.
The steward spent fifty taels of silver and bought a girl named Zhizhi from Ya Po's hand.
She looked no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, fair-skinned, and handsome.
The steward offered the man a treasure before the high welfare.
Gao Fulu looked at it and felt satisfied, nodded and left her behind. At first, he was just thinking about keeping her as an ornament and coming back once in a while.
Who knows, that Zhizhi is a strong-tempered girl, and after knowing that Gao Fuli is a eunuch, she thought about running away secretly. The steward locked her up and wouldn't let her take a single step out of the house.
Gao Fuli saw that he was actually disgusted by a beggar who was sold around, and he was really angry in his heart.
Last night, he went out of the palace to run errands, and after a delay, he couldn't rush back in time, so he simply went to his own house.
When the steward saw that he was back, he hurriedly instructed his subordinates to buy wine and food, and asked Zhizhi to dress up and serve him to relieve his boredom and be happy.
Who knows, Zhizhi didn't want to serve him, pointed at them and scolded them, saying that they were all yin and yang people who were neither men nor women.
Gao Fuli was angry because he drank some wine, and he was inevitably impulsive, so he directly grabbed her and beat her to teach her a lesson, who knows, he was too heavy, and he accidentally beat her to death.
"Mother, the slave is really careless, accidentally ......"
Killing people is not a trivial matter, Gao Fuli originally wanted to deal with it privately, but when he was about to order someone to dispose of the body, he found that the steward had escaped.
When he ran away, Gao Fuli didn't notice it at all, but he reacted instantly, and he was in big trouble.
If he goes out to talk nonsense, or reports to the official, then he will lose the initiative and can only sit and wait for death.
Gao Fufu didn't care about disposing of the corpse, so he hurriedly returned to the palace.
He immediately asked Meng Xilan for help, not the emperor. Because he knew very well in his heart that if the emperor knew about this, he would definitely not allow him to explain and defend himself.
Meng Xilan's face instantly became ugly, she glared at Gao Fuli, and said sharply: "You have committed such a capital crime, and you dare to defend yourself?" Why, do you think this palace will condone you to do such shameless and vicious things? ”
Gao Welfare knelt and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Niangniang, the slave deserves to die, and the slave knows that he is wrong. I just ask the mother to be kind and help the slave save a dog's life! ”
He knew that things would never be so simple, and the person in charge would disappear if he didn't see it. There must be something wrong with him, and it was all in his expectation......
Meng Xilan was angry in her heart, and she was also extremely disappointed with the high welfare.
"I thought you were just an impetuous and impatient person, but I didn't expect you to be bold and presumptuous! This palace can't save you, if you make such a big mistake, no one can save you. ”
Her tone was cold, and there was a deep sense of disgust in her eyes.
Again and again, not again and again, again and again. She was kind enough to him to indulge him over and over again...... If he had cut off his official path early, perhaps, he would not have caused today's catastrophe!
Gao Fuli cried so much that he raised his head in embarrassment and said, "Niangniang, the life of the slave was originally yours of the mother." It's just a mother, and the slave was really framed...... If the steward doesn't arrange all this, the slave ......"
Before he finished speaking, he was cut off by Meng Xilan: "Shut up!" What else do you have to say such things? This time, no one can help you. This palace can tolerate incompetent minions, but you ...... Hongu's patience with you has run out. ”
Gao Fuli suffocated his chest when he heard this, and he forgot to breathe for a while, and he was stunned for a while before he said: "Niangniang, even if the slave's crime is unforgivable, please Niangniang, please find out the matter...... If there is really a cat behind this, what they have to deal with is definitely not a minion, but you. ”
He bowed his head in discouragement and stopped defending himself.
Now he seems to be saying that it is too late to say anything. Thinking that he was a dignified head of the Internal Affairs Office, he actually folded it in the hands of a girl,
Meng Xilan groaned slightly, thought for a while and said, "Even if someone wants to harm you, you will let others take advantage of it!" ”
To be honest, she is really a little angry with Xiao Lizi.
He wasn't that kind of guy before, he was neat, respectful, and most importantly, he never coveted something that didn't belong to him! But over the years, he has gained power and become popular, but he has become more and more unaware.
Meng Xilan ordered Gao Fuli to be taken away and temporarily detained in a cell in the Internal Affairs Office, no matter what, she didn't want him to be convicted and die now.
Although there is something wrong with high welfare, he is not a brainless fool.
There are a lot of snobs around him who praise the high and the low, and if it weren't for the provocation of those people, he really wouldn't be so ridiculous.
The murder of high welfare soon spread inside and outside the palace.
Zhou Youchen was furious about this, and right now, the imperial court is vigorously implementing criminal law accountability, in order not to let go of any guilty person. However, the high welfare of the errand next to him is that the people around him actually do such a ridiculous thing.
Zhou Sarao was overjoyed when he learned about this.
He's letting out quite a few people outside, and it seems that it's finally time to come in handy.
The steward around Gao Welfare is indeed his person.
"A slave is a slave, and if you are a little powerful, you will your tail, and you will find your own bad luck."
Gao Welfare, this kid, relies on his master to be powerful outside. It's time for him to suffer a little and know who he is.
……
In the evening, Meng Xilan came to the Heart Nourishing Hall with the jade and the boiled tonic soup.
Zhou Youchen saw her, got up and said, "It's cold outside, what are you doing when you come out?" ”
Meng Xilan curts: "The concubine is here to apologize to the emperor." ”
Zhou Youchen's eyes were solemn: "Why are you suffering?" Even if I am angry with anyone, I will not be angry with you. ”
While speaking, Meng Xilan took out a bowl of tonic soup and sent it to him: "I heard Xiaoluzi say that the emperor didn't eat dinner, let's use some tonic soup." ”
Zhou Youchen nodded: "Let's put it first." ”
He didn't have much appetite now, Meng Xilan sat aside and said, "What is the emperor going to do about Xiaolizi's affairs?" ”
"Do what you have to do." Zhou Youchen obviously didn't bother with him.
"Speaking of which, Xiao Lizi was also trained by the concubine. To this day, his concubines are also at fault. ”
Zhou Youchen shook his head and said, "What does this have to do with you?" In the days when you left the palace to practice, he was always by my side, and it was I who gave him the capital to be arrogant. ”
When he said this, he paused slightly.
"Lan'er, you know what? Xiao Lizi has been arrogant and domineering outside the palace for many years. Although I haven't been to his mansion, I've heard that it's comparable to the third-rank master of the court. ”
After Zhou Youchen said this, his brows furrowed.
He has long heard about high welfare, but he has been turning a blind eye.
As the chief eunuch, Gao Fuli wants to be nervous in front of others, but it doesn't matter, as long as he doesn't go too far.
Zhou Youchen didn't want to move him, just because he was an old man by his side.
As the saying goes, there is no merit and hard work, and his heart always thinks of his good.
Meng Xilan groaned slightly, and then said: "Xiao Lizi has changed a lot over the years, the concubine doesn't want to intercede for him, but just hopes that the emperor will not condemn him for the time being, and give the concubine a few days to ......"
Zhou Youchen raised his eyebrows and looked at her: "Lan'er, do you still have the heart to protect him?" ”
Such a slave will only make trouble for the master, and it is okay not to stay.
Meng Xilan looked at Zhou Youchen and said softly; "The emperor knows that the concubine is a person who misses the old. Xiao Lizi has been with the concubine for more than ten years, and has done a lot of things for the concubine, and he has done everything that should be done and what should not be done. The concubine didn't want to make it difficult for the emperor, the concubine just wanted to send someone to find out what was going on. Xiao Lizi has been saying that someone deliberately set him up behind this, and the steward next to him disappeared without a trace after the accident. ”
She didn't want to spare the high welfare, but she couldn't let others secretly take advantage of the fisherman.
"If you are suspicious, I will send someone to investigate."
Meng Xilan shook her head and said, "The people in the palace have a lot of inconvenience when they go out of the palace, and they are too attention-grabbing. ”
She had already thought about it in her heart, so she still asked the brothers in the family to inquire secretly for him.
Zhou Youchen did not object, but was silent.
Meng Xilan walked over slowly and handed over the tonic soup again: "Your Majesty, don't worry about Xiaolizi's affairs, the concubine will watch it." ”
"It's not good if the ginseng soup is cold, please use it, Your Majesty!"
Zhou Youchen looked at her deeply when he heard this, and sighed: "If you want to check carefully, I won't stop you." It's just that Lan'er, your heart can't be too soft, Xiaolizi is not as good as you think! ”
Meng Xilan nodded when she heard this: "The concubine understands. ”
Xiao Lizi's ambition is not small, he not only wants to become the first celebrity in the palace, but also covets the blessings of normal people.
Most of his murderous farce was because he was rejected by Zhulu and his anger was unbearable, so he listened to the words of the treacherous people around him and caused a catastrophe.