Chapter 379: House Arrest (4)
He unconsciously looked back at the direction of the Heart Cultivation Palace, it turned out that it was for him, the most important person in her, it turned out to be him.
But why? Now her most important person is sitting in the position of the Ninety-Five Supreme, but why did she choose to leave in this way?
Seeing him like this, Wang Lang was also a little unbearable, so he persuaded: "She has her own decision, although I don't have a deep friendship with her, but I can see that she is a very decisive person, maybe this choice is her decision after careful consideration - you also have to respect her." ”
Yuxue only hated himself, why didn't he follow Na Rao in the first place, he turned around, and some emaciated figures were even more lonely in the night.
Wang Lang sighed, Fang Cai's good mood was gone, he looked up, he admired and respected that person, and hoped that in the next life, a woman like her could live freely and choose her own life.
However, just behind the rockery that no one was paying attention to, a peach-colored figure flashed.
At this time, Xiao Nai heard the tortoiseshell's words, her face was gloomy, and her heart seemed to have pressed a boulder, making it difficult for her to breathe. ”
The tortoiseshell nodded again and again: "Niangniang, the slave maid heard it clearly, originally the slave maid remembered that there was something else to give to Wang Lang, so she wanted to catch up, but she didn't want to hear about it, it turned out that he actually knew that woman——"
Xiao Nai slapped the desk under her hand fiercely, the bracelet on her wrist hit the edge of the table, jingling, she said angrily: "He actually knows that slut, it's enough to get rid of one Lu Ran, and there is another one who doesn't know whether to live or die-"
Tortoiseshell said in a voice: "Niangniang, but after all, this rain and snow are the people around His Majesty, and if you want to move now, it may not be as easy as before." ”
Yes, at that time, she was extremely heavy in the Xianwang Mansion, and it was during Tuoba Yue's serious illness that she found the right opportunity and wanted to get rid of Wang Lang, but Wang Lang was no better than Lu Ran, Wang Lang was the commander of the Praetorian Guard, and he couldn't move easily.
She glanced at the tortoiseshell, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "You and Wang Lang have also been for a while, and you are twenty-four years old, and the palace will ask Your Majesty for a decree to give you a marriage——"
The tortoiseshell face turned red, but there was also a little coldness in her heart, Xiao Nai was using herself as a bargaining chip, as long as Wang Lang had affection for her for a day, some decisions would inevitably be affected by her, but subconsciously, she was happy, and it was a blessing to be able to marry such a man.
She bowed and bowed to Xiao Nai, and said, "Niangniang, that child next to Your Majesty—"
Xiao Nai's eyes flashed with a fierce look and said, "Since he wants to go to Xizhou with Zhao Yancheng, then he will stay in Xizhou forever." ”
The tortoiseshell hesitated a little, just now she saw Wang Lang's eyes looking at the child, if Wang Lang knew that the child's death was because of himself, he would definitely not forgive himself.
Xiao Nai Xu saw the hesitation in the tortoiseshell's eyes, and said casually: "Tortoiseshell, you must know that this palace wants to get rid of Wang Lang, although it is difficult, but it is not impossible, my Xiao family has been a hundred years old, and it is still very easy to get rid of a person quietly." ”
The tortoiseshell hurriedly came back to her senses, and kowtowed to Xiao Nai again and again to beg for mercy: "The slave and maid don't dare, Niangniang, the slave and the maid don't dare, the slave and the maid will definitely be optimistic about Wang Lang and won't let him do anything out of the ordinary." ”
Xiao Nai nodded with satisfaction, half-leaned over, gently lifted the tortoiseshell's chin with his index finger, and said in a low voice: "Tortoiseshell, you are beautiful and smart enough, I hope you don't disappoint the palace-"
The tortoiseshell squeezed out a smile that counted as an answer.
The turbulence of the Dali Palace, did not affect everything in the Xiliang Palace, He Xi was awakened by a sound of thin ropes, such as she woke up, and hurriedly stepped forward to help her tidy up her clothes, and then wiped her face with a warm handkerchief, without waiting for He Xi to speak, he said: "Yikun Palace came to send scriptures and Buddhist shrines, and was busy working in the courtyard next to it, it was my sister who sincerely prayed for the prince and Xiliang, the Queen Mother's grace, and took care of your body, so that people prepared these things, so that you can pray in the palace with peace of mind." ”
He Xi smiled faintly, sure enough, the Empress Dowager Xi left herself in the palace according to her own excuse, which she had expected a long time ago.
She looked up and saw that Zhu'er was directing her men to help set up the incense table and candlestick.
Suddenly, I heard a clang, it was the sound of the candlestick falling to the ground, the bronze and silver snake pattern candlestick, falling to the ground and making a dull sound, and then I heard Zhu'er's voice say, "What are you doing?" ”
The eunuch hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "The slave should die, the slave should die, Sister Zhu'er, don't be angry-"
Zhu'er picked up the copper candlestick and looked at it, the letter of the silver snake on the candlestick was broken, she was even more angry in her heart, and she wanted to get angry, so she heard He Xi's voice ringing behind her: "What is the noise?" ”
Seeing that it was He Xi, Zhu'er hurriedly turned around and said with a smile: "The people below are not doing well, disturbing my sister's rest, but it is just breaking a candlestick, and it is not a big deal." ”
He Xi stretched out her hand to take the candlestick, only to see that the carving on it was exquisite, and even the lines on the silver snake were carved clearly, which was enough to see the ingenuity of the craftsman, she glanced at the eunuch who was lying on the ground, and then looked at the beads, and then smiled: "Although it is the grace of the Queen Mother, but since I am allowed to worship the Buddha in the palace, I must follow the rules of Buddhism, this three-legged nine-branch bowl lotus candlestick, is not timely, in our calendar, if it is a Buddha worship, the candlestick used should be a three-legged nine-branch bowl lotus bronze candlestick, Instead of this, don't any of you know? ”
Zhu'er's face was stunned, and she hurriedly knelt down and said: "It may be that the father-in-law who is in charge of the preparation does not know the Dharma of the Great Calendar, so he didn't check, and the slave went back to the Queen Mother to let people prepare again." ”
He Xi nodded, looked at the eunuch and said, "You didn't mean to, and if you hadn't knocked over the candlestick today, I wouldn't have noticed, I don't know if Miss Zhu'er could spare him this time in my face?" ”
Zhu'er said with a sneering face: "What is Sister Mu's words, you are a person valued by His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, and you are also a distinguished guest of the Queen Mother, how dare the slave and maid let you open your mouth——"
She turned to the eunuch and said, "Since Sister Mu speaks for you, you can stay in this palace and serve, remember not to be careless, you know?" ”
The eunuch was calm and polite, bowed and bowed, and then got up and stood behind He Xi, and Zhu'er brought back many things that had just been sent into the side hall.
The courtyard that was still noisy just now suddenly quieted down, and He Xi was helped into the inner hall by Ruyi, sat up straight, and said, "What's your name?" ”
The eunuch looked at He Xi with a hint of awe in his eyes, and said, "The slave is named Jiang An, and the sister calls the slave An Zi to rest—"
Jiang An looked outside the hall and didn't notice it, so he leaned over to pour tea for He Xi, and said quickly: "The county lord is under house arrest, the prince is out of Beijing today, and when he leaves, please ask my sister to go around the palace for a moment or two, and wait for him to come back." ”
He Xi's hand paused, Jiang Li'er was under house arrest?
She picked up the teacup, half-covered it with her wide sleeves, took a sip gently, and said in a deep voice, "But it's okay to be the other." ”
Jiang An shook his head without a trace, He Xi couldn't help but have a headache, Ning Yi left Beijing, the return date is unknown, Jiang Li'er is under house arrest, and he is also trapped in the palace, what does Ning Yi want to do? Did he think—
As soon as this thought flashed, she felt that her idea was really ridiculous, if Ning Yi had the intention of rebellion, he might not be able to wait for himself to come to Xiliang, and the throne of Xiliang would already be in his pocket.
After thinking about it, when he couldn't understand it, he saw Zhu'er go and return, bowed down and said, "Sister Mu, the Queen Mother is invited-"
He Xi and Ruyi glanced at each other, and they both saw puzzlement in Pitz's eyes, she originally thought that since the Empress Dowager Xi had found an excuse to keep herself in the palace, she would not let herself take half a step, but she didn't want to-
But on her face, He Xi made a happy look, as if this moment was finally expected by her.
Zhu'er took Xia Hexi out of the side hall, and when she saw Jiang An following not far away, she said, "When I came over just now, Gonggong Li was short of manpower, you go over and take a look——"
Jiang An hurriedly responded, and didn't even report to He Xi, so he turned around and left, I had to, she did this, Zhu'er was still satisfied with it in her heart.
A few times the Yikun Palace, the palace was brightly lit, and before entering the palace, I could hear laughter inside, Zhu'er stood outside and said: "Queen Mother, Sister Mu has arrived——"
The laughter inside only stopped for a while, and then the voice of the Empress Dowager Xi said, "Come in." ”
Completely devoid of the temperature of the talent, like a polite and detached high-ranking person, with disdain and arrogance.
When I entered the inner hall, I saw a woman in a gorgeous dress and a kind face, sitting in front of the soft collapse of the Queen Mother of the West, it was the old princess.
And the person who stood beside the Empress Dowager Xi to serve, in addition to Zi Ke who she knew, there was another person with a beautiful appearance, she looked around without a trace, and couldn't help but be a little shocked, except for Li Ren and Zi Ke, the people who served around her turned out to be fresh faces.
She became more and more hearted in her heart, sitting aside with a smile, and she didn't know if the Empress Dowager Xi deliberately snubbed her, or how, in short, since she entered the palace, she almost never talked to her, but the old princess cared about it from time to time, and asked a few words of concern to the child in her womb.
He Xi also answered one by one, and in the end, the Empress Dowager Xi shouted that her back hurt, and the maid hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Xing'er press the Empress Dowager for it-"
He Xi couldn't help frowning a little, it should have been a matter for the imperial doctor to see a doctor in the royal family, when did these irrelevant people dare to stretch out their hands, what surprised He Xi even more was that the Queen Mother Xi said very urgently: "Yes, yes, yes, you happen to be here, you come to show the mourning family——"