When the Queen Mother heard this, she nodded with satisfaction, "Don't think about any day, go out of the palace in a while, and go to the Pingguo Mansion." They also know that you and Fleur are the best, and it is up to you to persuade them. They'll always be able to hear two sentences. The mourning family heard that the people of the Pingguo Mansion went to the Jin Palace's mansion yesterday, and they also made a lot of trouble. In the end, it's a family, what does it look like to fight and make trouble. ”

"Yes, don't worry, your granddaughter-in-law will definitely persuade them." Ruotang was overjoyed when he heard this, and he was worried that he would not find time to go to the Pingguo Mansion before Chinese New Year's Eve. This was really sleepy, and the Queen Mother handed over the pillow.

"Speaking of which, the second child is also pitiful," the Queen Mother continued, "The two of Ping Guogong are the pain of losing their daughters. Isn't the second child the pain of losing his wife? The mourning family also knows that Fu Hui has a strong temperament, and after avoiding the mourning palace, she refuses to see the second child once, but she and the second child grew up together as childhood sweethearts, even if there is any discord between each other, after giving birth to a child, there is always room for resolution, but now ......"

What is the room for resolution, with these things that King Jin did to Princess Jin, not only Princess Jin. Even when she thought that when the lives of Princess Jin's mother and son were hanging by a thread, King Jin refused to let Lu Zhengqing rescue him because of his manly dignity, which was enough to make people feel chilled to the end!

"Second brother, there are fathers and emperors and His Royal Highness the crown prince to worry about, don't think so much." Ruotang softly comforted her, "You know, my father is the most filial to you, if you have something because of this matter." Father and Emperor are busy with the second brother and take care of you, but I'm afraid I'm really going to be anxious. ”

The Queen Mother nodded straight when she heard this, "You said very well, it looks like it's about to be Chinese New Year's Eve, and you have to be busy with government affairs and have a banquet for hundreds of officials." The piles and piles are extremely exhausting, and the mourning family really can't let the emperor bother with the mourning family anymore. ”

"That's it, hello, my father can handle these things wholeheartedly."

The Queen Mother clapped her hand again, "Good boy, tell me, who set the fire in the Jin Palace?" ”

Ruotang was so frightened that his heart trembled, and the movements in his hands inevitably stopped, and then he moved again, "Imperial grandmother, you are stumped on your granddaughter-in-law." In fact, the granddaughter-in-law has been thinking about who it is, and what kind of hatred she has with the second sister-in-law, she refuses to let go of the second sister-in-law, and wants to set fire to her body......"

Ruotang said, choked up again, "Granddaughter-in-law doesn't understand when she thinks about it, although the second sister-in-law has a straightforward temperament and is indeed easy to offend people, but the second sister-in-law also knows that she has a bad temperament, and she is not very willing to go out to socialize on weekdays, where can she offend anyone?" ”

"You also heard it just now, Concubine Cheng tried her best to point out that the person who killed Fleur was the queen, do you say that it is possible that it is really as she said, the queen is afraid of checking Fleur's body and finding out any evidence that is more unfavorable to her, so she simply did not do anything and ordered someone to burn Fleur's body?" The Queen Mother speculated.

Concubine Cheng's actions and cries were not in vain, and the Queen Mother obviously believed a little bit in her heart. Ruotang couldn't answer this question, so he only shook his head and said, "Granddaughter-in-law, granddaughter-in-law don't dare to say." ”

"What are you afraid of, what you and my ancestors and grandchildren say in this hall will not be spread." As she spoke, her majestic gaze swept over the palace people serving in the palace. "If there is really someone who dares to spread the word indiscriminately, so that the mourning family finds out, the mourning family will definitely punish her nine clans!"

After that, he turned his head to look at Ruotang again, and his eyes instantly changed back to kindness, "Okay, what you think in your heart, just say it." ”

"Imperial grandmother, that, that granddaughter-in-law just said, what she said is not right, don't laugh at me." Ruotang squirmed and said.

The Queen Mother sighed, "You said, it's not right, and the mourning family doesn't blame you." ”

"The queen mother and the concubine Cheng have their own words, and the concubine Cheng has come up with a lot of evidence, it seems that the evidence of the queen mother's murder of the second sister-in-law is conclusive, but the queen mother flatly denied it, and the granddaughter-in-law looked at the queen mother, and it didn't look like she was pretending......" Ruotang was in a dilemma, "Imperial grandmother, in fact, the granddaughter-in-law really doesn't know which of the two of them told the truth and who told the lie." ”

Anyway, I said a bunch of things, but it was equivalent to saying nothing at all. Whether it is the queen or Concubine Cheng, Ruotang is absolutely unwilling to get involved in the battle between the two of them. Even if the minions in this palace are afraid of the queen mother, it is difficult to guarantee that there will always be those who are not afraid of death to spread what she said, whether it is a concubine or a queen, she does not want to offend.

Although it is said that there will be major events on Chinese New Year's Eve, and the crown prince and King Jin will not be able to get a good result, but it was in the previous dynasty, and the disaster is not as good as the rule of the harem, Ruotang has still heard of it.

When the Queen Mother heard this, she didn't force her, "Even the mourning family can't say well, what kind of ugly can you say?" That's it, let's not talk about these annoying things. ”

Ruotang breathed a sigh of relief, she guessed that what the Queen Mother wanted to listen to was not her opinion or suggestion, if she really wanted to say anything bad about the queen and Concubine Cheng, the Queen Mother might wonder if she had a secret relationship with the queen or Concubine Cheng.

These high-ranking nobles, what they really believe in is only themselves.

……

In the splendid palace of Concubine Li, after listening to the reply of the palace people who inquired about the news, the beautiful Concubine Li smashed the cup in her hand in a hurry, "What is that slut's ability, the Queen Mother actually left her alone to speak?" ”

The palace maid who was kneeling at her feet and was beating her legs hurriedly said: "Niangniang, don't make trouble, it's not worth it to be angry." According to the slave maid, then the princess of Hunan will also have the ability to flatter, why should you be angry with her? ”

"That audacious slut, even this palace dares to contradict, as long as this palace thinks of her smug face, it can't wait to ...... "I can't wait to scratch her face that confused the king of Xiang!"

The palace maid crouched at her feet, her lowered eyes flashed slightly, and she said softly: "Niangniang, it will be the Chinese New Year's Eve palace banquet in two days, and Princess Yexiang is bound to enter the palace in Chinese New Year's Eve night, and there are a bunch of women inside and outside that night, if Niangniang wants to ...... I will definitely be able to make my wish come true. ”

Concubine Li's angry expression moved slightly, "Chinese New Year's Eve Palace Banquet?" You're right, even if she has something, who can suspect the head of this palace, this palace has to think about how to repay her disrespect to this palace when the time comes! ”

……

Ruotang left the palace and went straight to the Pingguo Mansion.

The entire Pingguo Mansion fell into a gloomy mist, and even the maid who guided Ruotang was also sad, and Mrs. Yu Si wiped her tears to greet her at the second gate.

She greeted Ruotang with red and swollen eyes, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Princess Xiang came out of the palace?" ”

"Yes, I went to the palace early in the morning to see the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother was very concerned about the Guogong Mansion, so she asked me to come directly. Fourth young lady, I don't know what is happening to Grandpa Guo and Mrs. Guo now? Ruotang asked worriedly.

Mrs. Yu Si took her hand and sat on the soft sedan chair and walked to the backyard, before the words came out, tears fell first, "Mother, she went to the Jin Palace, she fainted with excessive grief, and when she woke up, she heard that her sister-in-law's body was burned by a fire...... It was miserable, I didn't come up in one breath, I fainted again, and after I was sent back to the house, I woke up in the morning, but I ......"

Ruotang was anxious, "What's wrong with Madame?" ”

But don't make the Li family have any trouble because of the arson, then she really can't explain it to Princess Jin.

Mrs. Yu Si sighed, her tears fell quickly and quickly, "I didn't eat, drink, or speak, so I kept crying with my eyes open." Whoever talks to her, she doesn't seem to hear it, because her sister-in-law died, her father is also grieving, and her mother is like this, and her father is in a hurry, and his hair and beard are all white......"

Ruotang felt that he was a sinner.

She originally felt that if she let the princess and his wife know that Princess Jin was just faking her death, it would make their grief look unreal, so in order to win the trust of others, she made the decision to hide it from their two elders. But who would have thought that because of the death of Princess Jin, they would be sad and sad to be like this.

In the end, she still wrongly underestimated the degree of grief of parents who really feel sorry for their children in the face of such bad news.

When he really saw Cheng Guogong, Ruotang knew that Mrs. Yu Sishao's words were not mixed with any water, not only did his hair and beard turn white, but his waist seemed to be pressed straight overnight, and the old and stiff Ruotang couldn't bear to look at it, and when he bowed his head and saluted, his nose was sore, and his tears almost came down.

"Good boy, you have a heart." Ping Guogong's white hair trembled, "Come in and see your stepmother, talk to her, and persuade her to eat something." ”

This old man, who had never bent his waist until he was old, turned his back to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, and the pain of losing his daughter completely broke him. Ruotang bit his lip, so he didn't blurt out the matter of Princess Jin in public.

"Don't worry, I will persuade my stepmother well, and you must also take care of your health, otherwise my sister will know and will definitely worry about being distressed." Ruotang persuaded him, didn't dare to look at Grandpa Guo any more, and fled into Li's room.

As Mrs. Yu Si said, Li Shiguo was completely unconscious, just lying on the bed, his originally slightly plump cheeks were deeply sunken, his eyes were staring at the top of the tent, his eyes were numb and dazed, and he was silently shedding tears, as if he had exiled himself to a world of complete grief, and no longer paid attention to the feelings of the people around him.

Ruotang said to Mrs. Yu Si, who came in, "Can you let me stay alone with my stepmother for a while?" ”

Although her request was a little strange, Mrs. Yu Si Shao still didn't say a word, sent the maid in the house out, and personally closed the door from the outside, and seriously asked Ruotang to say: "You must persuade your mother well, the imperial doctor said, if you don't eat or drink like this, you're afraid of ......."

"Don't worry, leave it to me." Ruotang assured her.

After only Ruotang was left in the house, she hurriedly turned back to Li's side, held Li's hand, and called her softly: "Mother-in-law, I'm here, I'm Ah Tang!" ”

Li Shi did not react, Ruotang said it twice, and Li Shi still had tears in his eyes without blinking.

Ruotang thought about it, leaned into her ear, and whispered: "Mother-in-law, my sister is not dead. "Hongbu ditch carry.

She said it several times in a row, but Li still didn't react at all.

Ruotang couldn't help but be a little anxious, "Mother-in-law, you believe me, your daughter Fuyuan, she is not dead, she is still alive, the child in her belly is fine, both of them are fine!" ”

She said to Li word by word in a slow and accentuated tone.

After saying this, Li's blank eyes seemed to finally have a little focus, and she blinked slowly.

Seeing this, Ruotang hurriedly repeated the sentence just now, "You know mine, I will deceive anyone, and I will never lie to you with such a thing." Sister Fleur is really fine, she's not dead! ”

"Really, really?" Li finally listened to Ruotang's words, and when he heard the words, he was about to sit up, holding Ruotang's hand tightly, with that kind of eager and frightened eyes, he looked at Ruotang without blinking, "But, but I have seen it with my own eyes, the one lying in the coffin is my daughter Furui...... She, her breath is completely cold, how can she still be alive? By the way, and the fire, I also saw her being burned beyond recognition......"

Speaking of this, Li became excited again, gasping for breath, as if he couldn't breathe.

Ruotang hurriedly reached out and patted her back to help her breathe, while explaining anxiously: "What you saw earlier is indeed that my sister is not wrong, she took the fake death medicine, so her breath will be completely cold and cold." When the fire burned later, we replaced my sister from the secret passage under the mourning hall, and the burned body was found from the mass grave, not my sister! ”

Li Shi still couldn't believe it, and looked at Ruotang with wide eyes, "Really? What you say, but it's all true? ”

"Mother-in-law, how dare I coax you with such a thing?" Ruotang helped her and patiently said to her, "How much you love your sister, can I still not know?" I'm going to lie to you, and I won't be able to come up with a sister to compensate you then, but what should I do? ”

"And where is Fleur now? Is she safe? Who are you around? Li Shi asked anxiously, and without waiting for Ruotang to answer, he insisted on getting up, "No, I have to see her with my own eyes, and I can only believe ...... when I see her."

"Mother-in-law, don't worry, listen to me, okay?" Ruotang softened his tone, "It's not convenient for you to go to see my sister now, didn't you understand what I said?" My sister took the fake death medicine, and in the eyes of the world, your daughter, the princess of Jin in the Jin Palace, is dead, do you understand? ”

Li Shi was stunned, and then grasped the point: "Fake death medicine? Why did Fluff die? ”

"Because King Jin wants to rebel!" Ruotang pressed her ear and said in a small voice, "If my sister doesn't take fake death medicine and King Jin rebels, then my sister will really not be able to live, do you understand now?" ”

Li has also been through storms in her life, and when she heard the words, she understood, and she covered her mouth so that she didn't let herself scream. She looked at Ruotang's eyes full of excitement, surprise, relief and gratitude: "Good boy, if you save Furui, you saved my life!" ”