Chapter 43 Misfortune does not go alone
When Xiao Yuexi arrived, Lu Jinxiu was still lying on the couch, with a pale face and no strength at all. Seeing Xiao Yuexi, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes. Then let people sit up and said with a smile: "The appearance of this palace makes my sister laugh." ”
Xiao Yuexi said with "concern": "What's wrong with the queen mother?" It's so serious, it's ......"
Lu Jinxiu beckoned Xiao Yuexi to sit in front of the couch, and then said gently: "Don't get in the way, this palace has been weaker since I was a child, plus the matter of the child...... Alas! She is also the cousin of Hongu after all, and she is so well-behaved on weekdays, who would have thought that she would do such a thing......"
"Niangniang, relax, the dead are gone, and the living still have to live after all."
Anyone can say anything about the scene, but this kind of thing will not be comforting to the person concerned, and it is just a few more bricks on the wall that is blocked in her heart.
However, when Lu Jinxiu said those words, he didn't necessarily feel very sincere, and naturally he would not be hit by Xiao Yuexi's words, but just asked: "This palace heard that my sister had an old injury, and she was bedridden yesterday?" ”
Xiao Yuexi squeezed out a little piety and said, "It's not that serious." ”
Lu Jinxiu listened to it and laughed at herself: "This palace is not as good as my sister, I have been so groggy these days that I can't even go to the Queen Mother to say goodbye." The palace is deserted, and my sister is still thinking about the palace. ”
Xiao Yuexi raised her eyebrows, a hint of a smile crossed her eyes, and then she put on a harmless face and said in surprise: "What did the queen mother say?" The Queen Mother is obviously also thinking about you! When I went to the Longevity Hall to greet the Queen Mother just now, the Queen Mother was still chattering with her concubines, saying that I hadn't seen you go to ask for peace for some days, and I didn't know how her body was recovering. ”
After hearing this, Lu Jinxiu was obviously stunned for a moment before he said calmly: "Yes!" It made the Queen Mother bother. ”
Xiao Yuexi pretended to be stupid and had first-class skills, and continued without giving people a chance to react: "Speaking of which, the Queen Mother doesn't seem to have so much prejudice against her concubines, and today she also prepared a birthday gift for Mrs. Yu to return to the Hou Mansion." If you are like this to your concubines, how can you not hurt the queen......"
Not long after, Xiao Yuexi received a second eviction order from the queen on a sunny morning.
Xiao Yuexi's face was still calm and cold, and after coming out of the Jiaofang Palace, there was nowhere to go, so he went around in a big circle and returned to the Qingliang Palace, all of which were active muscles.
Wooden Cardamom habitually chattered: "Madam, when Imperial Doctor Li came yesterday, he said that you would be allowed to recuperate, and you ran from the Qingliang Hall to the Longevity Hall this morning, and then from the Longevity Hall to the Jiaofang Palace, so you are not satisfied, what are you still moving?" ”
Xiao Yuexi gave her a roll of her eyes: "Go, go!" If you are verbose, you will sew your mouth shut by yourself! ”
Mu Kokou pursed his mouth and didn't say a word, and accompanied Xiao Yuexi for a while, but there was a little more desire to say on his face, Xiao Yuexi glanced at it, and smiled: "Have something to ask?" ”
The two of them walked around the small door and path with few people, and Mu Kom looked around and didn't find anyone, so he put his heart at ease and asked in a solemn whisper: "Slave maid...... I don't quite understand what Madame means. Madam, why did you sell the Queen Mother's overtures to the Queen Mother? Isn't this a two-pronged deal? ”
Xiao Yuexi raised her eyebrows, and looked at her with a smile and asked without answering: "Am I so afraid of offending people?" ”
"Uh......" Obviously, no! Woodamom was even more puzzled: "Then ...... you?"
Xiao Yuexi smiled lightly: "The olive branch of the Queen Mother is too blatant, I can't believe it." Finding someone to send my sister-in-law's birthday gift back to Qingliang Hall was my first temptation, and running to the queen to provoke it was my second temptation. I want to know if the Queen Mother had any contact with the Queen Mother before deciding to woo me. If not, there will definitely be an anomaly in the queen, if there is...... Then I'm going to take precautions against these aunts and nephews! ”
Wooden Cardamom, who has always been smart and meticulous, was rarely a little dazed, Xiao Yuexi saw it, patted her head funny, and sneered: "I said where is your usual intelligence?" I also let Mu Lan learn more from you, so I don't need to do it now, lest she become more stupid the more she learns! ”
Mu Kom didn't care about his wife's ridicule, but carefully recalled the events of the whole morning, combined with Xiao Yuexi's analysis, his mind suddenly became a little clear: "Madame, do you think that the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother are acting?" ”
Xiao Yuexi hooked the corners of her lips and said indifferently: "Not necessarily, the best situation, that is, the Queen Mother and the Queen really want to draw me into their camp!" To put it mildly, the status, military power, and prestige of Pingnanhou are enough for Lu Taibao to be tempted, which involves forming a party. To put it mildly, the queen mother wants to consolidate her son's position, but there is a difficult emperor in the middle, she always has to plan for herself and her son, so she wants a favorite concubine who the emperor absolutely trusts as a chess piece, I am very suitable, provided that I will not listen to her. ”
Speaking of this, Xiao Yuexi paused for a moment and added meaningfully: "But I think the possibility of the latter is very small. The Queen Mother has been immersed in the harem for many years, and she should be able to see that I am not such an easy pawn to control, and she does not dare to take this risk. ”
Mukou was a little dizzy by her, and when she saw that she suddenly stopped talking, she couldn't help but be a little anxious, and couldn't help asking, "And then?" What does the worst-case scenario look like? ”
"What's the worst......" The smile in Xiao Yuexi's eyes slowly spread, as if she wanted to say some good news, and said heartlessly: "The Queen Mother wants to cover someone's ears and eyes through such a blatant way of wooing, and take the opportunity to do something." I guess the only person she wants to deal with at this point is me. ”
Mu Kom asked suspiciously, "What does Madame mean by this?" ”
Xiao Yuexi said coldly: "His Royal Highness is still young, now is not a good time to move the emperor, and no one in the palace can be called the thorn in the side of the queen mother, so do you need me to say more?" ”
Wooden Cardamom nodded, feeling reasonable.
"I still have to discuss this matter with the emperor...... And the brocade box, go back and see what's inside. The Queen Mother is so generous, can she still carry some unexpected things in it......"
Wooden Kom looked at Xiao Yuexi's cold side face blankly, and was a little distracted for a while.
After a while, Xiao Yuexi, who sensed that something was wrong, looked over: "Why are you looking at me like this?" Let's go! ”
"Huh? Oh! The cardamom suddenly came back to his senses, and he was still a little confused.
Xiao Yuexi helped her forehead, thinking with a little headache: How can dementia be contagious? It seems that in the future, you can't let Woodmom and Mulan eat and live together, and a good girl will be stupid......
Mu Kom didn't hear his wife's secret thoughts, but suddenly sighed: "I really didn't expect that my wife still has such a heart......
"What did you say?" Xiao Yuexi's tone was raised, and she glanced at her threateningly.
However, it has not been a day or two since Mu Kom was not afraid of death, and he continued: "In the past, in the mansion, Mrs. Yu always worried about your affairs, thinking that you have a big temper, a straight temperament, and a brain that is probably not very good, and if you marry someone in the future, I am afraid that you will not be able to fight those who spoil the concubines, how can you ...... suffer."
"Hah!" Xiao Yuexi was amused by this remark, and said angrily: "Sister-in-law is too bad at looking at people, am I the kind of person who will suffer!" ”
Mu Kom sighed lightly and said, "Mrs. Decree said that it is your temperament that is willing to bend and not bend that it is easy to suffer!" ”
"Who said I would rather bend than bend? Miss Ben can bend and stretch, and she is very flexible! ”
"Madam......" Wooden Kom glared at Xiao Yuexi helplessly.
Xiao Yuexi waved her hand, not planning to continue the topic: "Speaking of which, I haven't thought about what to send for my sister-in-law's birthday." ”
Wooden Kom sighed again: "For Mrs. Fate, it is the greatest congratulatory gift for you to make less trouble!" ”
"......" Xiao Yuexi was speechless, and could only serve it with white eyes. Let's be serious! You said I've been in the palace for so long, why haven't I saved up some decent things to give away? ”
Grammeg: How much silk cloth, rouge gouache, gold hairpins and silver ornaments, and pearls and jade were paid by the "......" court...... Isn't it all how it came to be and how did it come back? How embarrassed are you to say that you can't save money?
Her wife may be the poorest favorite concubine from ancient times to the present...... Other people's favorite concubines are all disasters to the country and the people, but what about her family? Alas...... It's hard to put into words!
Seeing that Mu Ko's expression was getting more and more strange, Xiao Yuexi finally couldn't bear it anymore, slapped her on the head, and said unhappily: "Put away all the nonsense in your head!" Don't learn Mu Lan, think about things all day long and don't do the right thing! ”
This slap had a miraculous effect, and it instantly woke up the brain that was almost infected by Mu Lan. While rubbing her head, Mu Ko followed behind Xiao Yuexi, and didn't think much about it anymore.
Turning into the gate of Qingliang Palace, I saw an impatient figure, pacing back and forth in the courtyard, and when I saw Xiao Yuexi, I reacted unusually excitedly, strode over, and said in a panic: "Oh, Mrs. Xiao, you can come back!" Let's go with the minions to see the emperor! ”
Xiao Yuexi's eyes froze, and she instinctively had an ominous premonition, and hurriedly asked, "Father-in-law He, what's going on again?" ”
He Tong was so anxious that he couldn't speak clearly, but Xiao Yuexi still understood a rough idea: news came from Binzhou, following the envoy of the State Supervisor, the honorable Prince Mu Yanyu also disappeared as if the world had evaporated!
"Huh?! Madame, slow down! Wait for the minions! ”
Before she could finish shouting, Xiao Yuexi had already run away, and although the cardamom behind her was a few beats slower, she didn't fall behind.
"Oops! What's going on! He Tong stomped his feet on the spot, lifted the hem of his clothes and followed.
Xiao Yuexi ran all the way to the Qinzheng Hall and shouted "Yun Qing", only to find that His Majesty the Emperor was not the only one in the hall.
Li Ran was standing aside, looking at her with raised eyebrows.
Xiao Yuexi cleared her throat unnaturally.