Chapter 9 Setting a Precedent
Xiao Yuexi sat up, shaking her neck to move her stiff muscles and bones, while thinking about last night's chaos with a dark face, and Mu Yunqing's abnormal behavior at the end. No matter how stupid a person is, he can feel that something is wrong, not to mention Xiao Yuexi, who is the former envoy of the State Supervisor, his intuition itself is sharper than that of ordinary people.
Thinking that Mu Yunqing's strength was so great that it could be comparable to a hand knife, and he knocked her out with pinching, Xiao Yuexi felt a chill down her spine. She had thought she knew him, but now she ...... It's hard to say.
"Madame awake?" Mu Lan's voice sounded abruptly outside the bed tent, and Xiao Yuexi was so distracted that she didn't even notice when she came in. The bed tent was lifted, and Mu Lan took a bowl of porridge and said, "Let's eat something first." β
I just wanted to find out what kind of reputation Mu Yunqing had made, Xiao Yuexi was also absent-minded when she ate something, and after a while, she handed the bowl back and asked, "What happened after I fell asleep last night?" β
β¦β¦ Nothing happened, it's just that the emperor brought you back to take medicine and change clothes......
Mu Lan deserved to have grown up with Xiao Yuexi, just by looking at one look, she knew that she was not in a good mood at this time, such a fact, Mu Lan didn't dare to say it. Inevitably showing traces of his weakness in heart, Mu Lan hurriedly picked out a topic that Xiao Yuexi was interested in, and replied: "The emperor saw General Xiao last night, I don't know what to say to General Xiao, and the slave maid only found out later, General Xiao left the city directly after leaving the palace." β
"Out of town?" Xiao Yuexi was really more interested in this topic, or, even she didn't know what she was deliberately avoiding.
Mu Lan nodded: "Hmm! And also...... The emperor gave an edict, saying that you have a meritorious escort, and the Zhaoyang Palace was smashed into that shape again, so he was given the Qingliang Palace. β
Xiao Yuexi reacted after a while, and hurriedly asked, "So the emperor means to let me live with him??? β
Mu Lan hesitated for a moment before nodding affirmatively.
Xiao Yuexi held his forehead.
From ancient times to the present, which palace concubine has shared a dormitory with the emperor? Even if the former dynasty faint monarch was extravagant and favored the imperial concubine alone, there had never been such a thing, Mu Yunqing was really an excellent person who set a professional precedent.
"What the hell is he thinking?" Xiao Yuexi read speechlessly, then looked at Mu Lan, and said in surprise: "Such a violation of etiquette, can the Queen Mother and the Queen agree to it?" Won't those civil officials in the previous dynasty smash the backbone of the emperor? β
Mu Lan coughed dryly, "This is the third thing the slave wants to say." The emperor confessed before going out this morning, asking his wife to take care of her injuries and not to move around. β
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Injured? With her injury, the doctor will be able to scab over herself if she comes late! Where else do you need to raise?
Mu Lan understood Xiao Yuexi's thoughts very well: "Now the front and harem know that Madame gave up her life to escort her last night and was seriously injured, and it was easy to pick up a life from the ghost gate, and she couldn't get out of bed for ten days and a half months......"
The more Mu Lan spoke, the quieter her voice became, and the more Xiao Yuexi listened, the darker her face became.
After a pause, Mu Lan still had the courage to continue: "The emperor also said that raising a Mrs. Xiao in the palace is better than raising a group of waste guards, at least he can protect him in a critical moment." So...... The matter of the lady and the emperor living in the Qingliang Palace, no one can say a 'no' word for the time being......"
ββ¦β¦ Are you trying to put me in front of him? Xiao Yuexi touched her chin and whispered, her brows furrowed, and her thoughts were full of thoughts. After a while, she spoke again: "Looking at it this way, I have to wonder if there was something wrong with that assassination last night......"
Mu Lan's expression became more solemn, and he subconsciously said, "Madame is talking about ......"
"Don't make a noise yet!" Xiao Yuexi said coldly. "I'll find a chance to test itβby the way, what about the emperor?"
Mu Lan said: "Madam, have you forgotten?" Today is the day when the draft girls from all over the country enter the palace, and the queen mother and the emperor will attend. β
Not to mention that she really forgot! Xiao Yuexi thought secretly, but she was not impatient in her heart, anyway, she was in Qingliang Hall now, and if she wanted to test Mu Yunqing, she would have a chance sooner or later.
"By the way, ma'am, the slave maid helped you put this bell away last night, and you put it under your pillow before, and you didn't bother to collect it when you caught the assassin."
Mu Lan held the pair of delicate and small silver bells in both hands, and there were still doubts in his heart, when did this pair of silver bells appear? It's been eight or nine years, to say the least...... Obviously not a valuable jewelry, but Mrs. can wear it for so many years, and has been carefully maintained, so many years, this pair of silver bells is still shining, shiny as new.
Xiao Yuexi had already put away the silver bell, and when she saw Mu Lan still pestle in a daze, she couldn't help but laugh and said, "What do you think!" β
"Huh? Oh...... Madame, this silver bell...... Where did the hell come from? β
Xiao Yuexi carried the red rope tied to the silver bell, turned it in his hand and flew up, the bell sound was still crisp and beautiful, Xiao Yuexi slowly hooked the corners of her lips, and smiled a little strangely.
"Ma'am?"
Mu Lan easily seized the opportunity, and wanted to ask the doubts in her heart for so many years, and was about to ask again, when she suddenly heard a voice outside: "The queen has arrived-"
Mu Lan's hand shook and almost threw away the porridge bowl, but turned to look at Xiao Yuexi nervously, Xiao Yuexi scolded with a smile: "What are you panicking about!" It's the queen who comes, and it's not some kind of flood beast. β
"But, but the emperor said that you were seriously injured, and you ......"
Xiao Yuexi glanced at her in disgust before saying, "The queen won't take off the bandages on my body and take a closer look at how badly I hurt!" You don't have to learn more about other people's cardamom, and if you want to say that she is present at this time, she is definitely calmer than you! β
After the master and servant muttered a few words, the queen walked in with graceful and elegant steps.
Mrs. Xiao, who was still alive and kicking out and still being able to kill the Quartet, immediately became a weak sick man, and she was very "laborious" to prop herself up and want to stay and salute.
The queen didn't dare to let her move, and now the gold in front of her is more expensive than her harem master, although the emperor is usually silent, this time his attitude is very firm, and he is determined to spoil this Mrs. Xiao, but people can't say no.
"Sister, don't move! Lie down! The queen naturally showed a concerned expression, and stroked her chest as if she was very afraid: "This time the emperor suffered such a great disaster, if it wasn't for my sister sacrificing herself to protect her, this palace wouldn't dare to think about what would happen." Sister, you're a great hero! β
Xiao Yuexi was "terrified" and said: "The concubine doesn't dare!" β
The queen smiled elegantly, raised her hand, and the palace maid behind her stepped forward with a box, and the queen said: "This old ginseng is still saved by this palace before entering the palace. β
Xiao Yuexi glanced at the old ginseng that had grown into a standard human shape, and became even more "panicked": "Queen Mother, how dare the concubines ......?"
"Sister, don't be polite to Hongu! Take care of your body with peace of mind, so that you can start the branches and leaves for the emperor as soon as possible! β
Xiao Yuexi was choked unexpectedly, and a rare touch of blood crawled on her snow-white cheeks.
"Alright! My sister had a good rest, and Hongu left first. β
"Congratulations to the Queen."
After sending the queen away, Xiao Yuexi immediately changed her face, first got goosebumps for her restrained and restless appearance just now, and then beckoned to the cardamom in the corner. "Sticking this thing away, Mukou, I'm in good shape, I don't want it to make up for anythingβhmm...... You know what I mean, right? β
Wood Kom nodded indifferently and buttoned the lid of the wooden box containing the old ginseng.
Xiao Yuexi smiled with satisfaction, although Mu Kom was timid and shy, he was more reliable than Mu Lan in doing things.
"But ......"
Seeing that Xiao Yuexi's expression suddenly became strange, Mu Lan's heart suddenly burst out, and Mu Lan looked at Xiao Yuexi as if he was facing a great enemy and asked, "What's wrong?" β
However, the queen's sentence "spread the branches" really made her a little irritable.
Previously, Mu Yunqing threw out the matter of Concubine Xiang, which made her think that Mu Yunqing only let her enter the palace to facilitate the investigation of the case, so she didn't think about it in that way, but now she mentions it......
Mu Lan and Mu Kom saw that Xiao Yuexi's expression was getting more and more strange, and they were half frightened, thinking that Xiao Yuexi had thought of something terrible, and after staying up for a long time, they finally saw Xiao Yuexi speak, but said a sentence that made people fall down: "Forget it!" It's all right, you go down and rest, and I'll sleep a little longer. β
Wood Blue and Cardamom: "......"
said that it was to make up for sleep, but after I really lay down, I couldn't sleep after tossing and turning.
Carrying the red rope on the silver bell, the sound of the bell that I was used to gradually became more irritating.
"Oops!" Xiao Yuexi was irritable, casually threw the silver bell to the pillow, and suddenly faintly heard the sound of greeting from outside the door, and the next moment, there was a slight door knock, and a person walked into the door of the dormitory.
When will you wait if you don't try at this time?
Xiao Yuexi immediately cleaned up a picture of sleeping soundly, closed her eyes, and focused all her attention on her ears, but she still could barely hear the person's footsteps.
Kung Fu is good! Xiao Yuexi sneered in her heart.
After a while, the footsteps stopped in front of the couch, and there was no movement for a long time.
Xiao Yuexi was wondering, and suddenly heard Mu Yun say calmly: "Okay, don't pretend to be Yuexi, I know you didn't sleep." β
Xiao Yuexi wondered even more, how did he know? Did you really know or were you cheating on her?
Mu Yun saw that she didn't move, smiled lightly, and added more indifferently: "What do you want to ask, there will be no such shop after this village!" β
Xiao Yuexi opened her eyes and stared at Mu Yunqing faintly.
Mu Yun smiled back at her lightly, and the corners of his eyes were slightly curved, just like back then.
His eyes fell on Xiao Yuexi's pillow, he reached out and picked up the pair of silver bells, the smile on his face gradually deepened, and he asked very happily: "How did you keep this silver bell so well?" β
Xiao Yuexi's gaze became deep, and her tone became cold: "It was the concubine who was clumsy before, and I hope the emperor will not blame the concubine for being inappropriate!" β