Chapter 23: Rumors

"If this palace is not mistaken, you are the two talented people of Chuxiu Palace, right?" The queen looked at the two of them carefully, they were both mediocre in appearance, but the name of this Angelica Angelica was very good, which impressed her deeply.

Thinking about it at this time, I don't know why these two people are crying so much.

"Back to the queen's mother, the two concubines live in Chuxiu Palace." Bai Zhi replied, that Wang Yueyan was just a little timid to hide behind Bai Zhi, tears rippled on her face, but she looked a little pitiful.

"This was only rewarded yesterday, and today I came to ask the palace to be the master, could it be that the subordinates of Chuxiu Palace have neglected your sisters?" The queen was a little tired, Qiao'er took a velvet soft pillow with a gold thread carp pattern and leaned on the queen's waist, she adjusted her sitting posture and asked.

The status of these two people is extremely low, and they are not qualified to let the queen live in the palace alone, so they have to stay in Chuxiu Palace.

But seeing the appearance of the two of them, maybe they will stay in Chuxiu Palace for the rest of their lives, and when the time is up, they will be sent to another place casually.

When Bai Zhi saw the queen say this, she knew that the queen was saying yes with the identities of the two of them, but they were already inferior and couldn't get the holy favor, this person was soft-spoken, and it was not easy to explain anything, but when she thought of that thing, Bai Zhi felt cold all over her body.

After gathering his mind and strengthening his courage, he bowed again: "What the two concubines want to say this time is...... Be...... There seems to be something unclean in Chuxiu Palace......"

Although this was said vaguely, everyone who was doing it understood it, and someone had said that this Chuxiu Palace was haunted before, although everyone did not investigate it carefully, but they still remembered it.

Now that she heard Bai Zhi say this, when she recalled it, the timid concubine had already exclaimed. There was a commotion in the hall, He Xi held the teacup, lowered his eyes, and the thick water vapor covered his eyebrows, but he couldn't see his expression.

"The little master is really bold, and he dares to talk nonsense in front of his mother." Qiao'er's willow eyebrows stood upright, although her mouth kept calling the little master, but this tone was similar to scolding the palace people.

Qiao'er is the big palace maid next to the queen's mother, and these two people, who are talented, are almost the same as the palace maids.

"The queen's mother, the concubine said that everything is true, last night, the concubine turned off the lights in the east hall, and originally planned to go to bed, but I heard the sound of a woman singing music, I thought which lady was Yaxing, but Chuxiu Palace is some distance from each hall, and the concubine was curious and went out to check." Speaking of this, Bai Zhi's face turned pale, as if she recalled something bad.

The slender white hands supported on the white jade ground trembled invisibly.

Wang Yueyan only cared about crying, and she had already become speechless.

The queen's face was ugly, and she couldn't count on Wang Yueyan when she looked at it, so she turned her head and asked, "And then?" ”

"Then the concubine just asked the maid to carry the palace lamp and walk in the direction of the sound, but when she heard the singing, she suddenly stopped, and it turned into a sad cry and laughter, and at the same time I saw Sister Yueyan standing in the west hall, and I must have heard it." Bai Zhi paused for a few moments, and finally finished speaking.

The whole person seemed to have been drained of strength, half-kneeling on the ground, the queen thoughtfully, looked at Wang Yueyan on the side and said, "What Bai Cairen said is true. ”

Wang Yueyan nodded again and again. But he couldn't say a word.

Everyone was frightened for a while, and they all said that the yin qi of the harem was heavy, and since ancient times, I don't know how many people have died unjustly in this red wall.

"This matter, this palace will ask someone to investigate, before finding out the truth, you can't make a noise at will, don't say anything, this matter must be someone making trouble, if I hear what is going on in the harem, gossip, the ultimate source, don't say that the palace rules will be ruthless." The queen's expression was a lot more ruthless.

He Xi looked at the queen with such a look, and mocked in his heart: This is the face that Lan Ruo should have, dignified and virtuous, gentle and lovely, all of them are illusions.

Everyone said yes, the queen asked the queen to help the two talented people go back to the palace to rest first, but she didn't want the palace maid to touch Wang Yueyan's arm, Wang Yueyan screamed in shock, her voice was sharp and abrupt, and it looked a little terrifying in this hall.

The palace people were shocked, seeing that the queen's face had sunk, their hearts were slightly cold, and they wanted to pull it again, but Wang Yueyan seemed to use all her strength to break free, rushed forward in three steps and two steps, and fell at the queen's feet. Stretched out his hand and pulled the hem of the queen's Xiangyun yarn forging clothes, and cried: "Don't go back to Chuxiu Palace concubines, the first queen, the first queen will kill the concubine!" ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the hall, and even He Xi was a little shocked, the first queen, isn't it Mu Jin who is talking about.

"What did you say?" Every word was squeezed out of the shell teeth, and the words seemed to be suddenly poisonous, and Lan Ruo's beautiful eyes were full of hatred, like the ice that would not melt all year round on the thousand-year-old snow-capped mountain.

Everyone in the hall could barely smell their breathing, Bai Zhi opened her mouth, and then closed it in vain, looking at Wang Yueyan with regretful eyes,

Wang Yueyan's heart had already been swallowed by fear, and she almost used all her strength to cry: "Queen Mother, that must be the resentful spirit of the former queen, the concubine heard the person singing: Si Weiyang, one stroke and one word hesitating, Changmen Palace hate, bead mirror look." Back then, the first queen set fire to Weiyang Palace......"

A crisp sound interrupted all the remaining words of Wang Yueyan, and a clear palm appeared on Wang Yueyan's side face, He Xi raised his eyes and looked over, and saw that the queen's right hand was flushed, and she sneered in her heart, why couldn't she hold her breath like this.

"Why don't you go and help this nonsense down, can't you let the queen mother invite you personally?" Zhao Ruxue drank in a deep voice to the palace maid who was stunned on the side.

The palace maid woke up like a dream, and woke up to what kind of heinous mistake this Wang Cairen had made, I was afraid that she would also be implicated, and was reminded by Zhao Ruxue, so she quickly dragged Wang Yueyan down.

Wang Yueyan wanted to break free, but the palace maid had already taken precautions, clamped her arm, and retreated.

Lan Ruo took a few deep breaths, reached out and helped the skirt that was scratched by Wang Yueyan just now, and did it again, and everyone also looked at each other, for fear that one would accidentally touch the queen's brow.

The first queen is a taboo in this palace, not only can not be said in front of the queen, but also can not be mentioned in front of His Majesty, it is rumored that there was once a person in the palace who was just eating and prepared a dish that the first queen liked to eat according to the custom, and was punished by His Majesty for the nine clans. It can be seen that Fang Cai, that Wang Cairen, is afraid that he will also be punished.

Lan Ruo took the hot tea handed over by Qiao'er, eased his nerves, and then said: "Today, the palace is lacking, so you should go back first, and remember the words of the palace." ”

When such a thing happened, where did everyone still have the heart to gather here, they thanked them and dispersed.

Just walked out of the palace gate of Weiyang Palace, it was still time, the spring sun, bright and dazzling, He Xi squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, which was the direction of Chuxiu Palace.

Ruyi waited outside Weiyang Palace, only to see that someone from the palace pulled Wang Yueyan, who was crying and screaming, out, knowing that something must have happened in the palace, and finally waited for He Xi to come out, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Little master, what happened in this Weiyang Palace." ”

There was a birdsong in his ears, and he seemed to be able to hear Wang Yueyan's cry, He Xi lowered his eyes, and said for a while: "It's just a farce of pretending to be a ghost." ”

Ruyi wanted to ask again, but when she saw Xu Qing'er coming far away with fast steps, she took half a step back and followed behind He Xi, Xu Qing'er's face was a little ugly, obviously it was something that scared her.

"Sister, if there is nothing to do in the palace, can you accompany your sister to sit in the Ice Spring Palace?" Affectionately pulled He Xi's sleeve,

He Xi smiled, and took advantage of the opportunity to bow down, dodging Xu Qing'er's outstretched hand and said: "Now we are in different positions, Zhaoyi is still my sister and sister calling me, if others hear it, go to Niangniang to sue us, I'm afraid Niangniang will blame." ”

Xu Qing'er pursed her mouth, although she was naΓ―ve, she was not a stupid person, and now of course it was not as good as before when everyone was a show girl living in Chuxiu Palace.

Thinking of Chuxiu Palace, Xu Qing'er couldn't help but shudder, she was already timid, this matter was also in the Chuxiu Palace where she lived before, where was there no reason not to be afraid.

"How can the queen mother have the heart to take care of our affairs now, I will pay attention to it in the future, can Xi promise to give me this thin noodles?" Xu Qing'er changed her name, and He Xi shook her head helplessly, so it seemed that she was conformist and didn't know how to be flexible.

The two returned to the Ice Spring Palace, and happened to see Zhao Ruxue at the door of Wanxiu Palace, Zhao Ruxue saw that the two were a little close, snorted coldly, and took his palace maid back to his Wanxiu Palace.

Xu Qing'er sneered coldly: "I look at that Zhao Ruxue, but her scheming is very heavy. ”

He Xi followed her into the hall and asked, "Why do you say this?" ”

Xu Qing'er's face was full of disdain, and she said: "Your Majesty came to me yesterday and talked about her, saying that she met on the path to Bingquan Palace, and she was a person with a blue heart. ”

Xu Qing'er bit the words of Hui Zhilanxin very hard, and with that indignant expression, He Xi couldn't cry or laugh.

"What did you say?" He Xi forced a smile and asked.

"I ...... I just asked if this Wanxiu Palace is next to it, how can I stop by with His Majesty. Being asked by He Xi like this, Xu Qing'er was a little weak-hearted, and said this softly.

"She went to my Hehuan Hall yesterday, and she must have said that she was a sister who looked at the Chuxiu Palace in the past, so that Her Majesty would think that she was a loving person, and would naturally pay more attention." He Xi said with a smile.

"My sister is really clever, that's what she said to Your Majesty, and today she got a purse to show her face to the queen's mother, it seems that I can't say when I will go." Xu Qing'er was a little worried.

looked at Xu Qing'er and saw that her pink face was full of sorrow, He Xi was relieved: "Your father is a scholar of the dynasty, and her father is only a commander of Changzhou, but in this place, her ranking will not be higher than yours, besides, Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, she is a little beauty, acting so flamboyantly, if you are not careful, you will lose everything, you just have to look at it." ”

Xu Qing'er saw that He Xi's analysis was clear, her eyes were full of admiration, and she said regretfully for a moment: "Sister is worthy of the words Hui Zhilanxin, but it is just the queen's sister...... If not, how can my sister lower Zhao Ruxue, every time I see her arrogant appearance in front of you, I can't get angry. ”

After noon, He Xi returned to the Hehuan Palace, just sat on the soft couch, picked up a travelogue, and saw Ruyi walking in, seeing that there was no one else in the palace, he stretched out his hand and handed He Xi a small copper organ lock, only the size of a fingernail, if you don't know how to open it, even if you invite a skilled craftsman, you can't open it.

This copper lock Tuoba Yue taught her to use it, and it must have been Tuoba Yue who sent the news in.