Chapter Eighty-Nine: Li Zhong
Lan Xin didn't feel annoyed for a while, and happened to see a person who was working hard to direct the palace people to move things, this person was dressed in a blue indigo eunuch palace suit, wearing a gauze crown on his head, a tie around his neck, and a belt decorated with Yingluo, at first glance, Lan Xin said coldly: "Li Zhong, the palace said that there is not enough mosquito repellent incense in Luhua Palace, go to the Internal Affairs Office to ask for it, there has been no news, and Gonggong Li is busy working here from afar." ”
The hands and feet of the busy people around were put more lightly, and everyone could hear that she was obviously finding fault and being angry, but no one dared to say anything, for fear that she had done something wrong, and she would be taken out to teach a lesson, and Li Zhong was named and complained bitterly, but his face did not show any dissatisfaction, and his smile became even more flattering, and he hurriedly bowed down and bowed to greet him, his attitude was very respectful, like a dog wagging his tail, Lan Xin couldn't help but be satisfied when he saw him like this, and said coldly: "You are the head of the Internal Affairs Office, you should talk about it, What the hell is going on? ”
Li Zhong knew that she just wanted to lose her temper, so he hurriedly said softly with her mouth like honey: "Concubine Hui Niang Niang is going to be angry, Your Majesty feels sorry for Niangniang, knowing that Niang Niang is afraid of this, the mosquito repellent incense commonly used in the palace was not allocated to Niangniang, just waiting for a batch of spices to be attacked by Xiliang in a day or two." The incense was made and sent to the Niangniang Palace. ”
As soon as Lan Xin heard that it was Tuoba Chen's meaning, she couldn't help but feel a little sweet in her heart, and most of the anger disappeared, she straightened the phoenix hairpin on her sideburns, and said in a soothing tone: "Your Majesty too, don't say anything, okay, this palace knows." ”
Li Zhong hurriedly bowed and retreated, He Xi lowered his eyes, and glanced at Li Zhong as if unintentionally, he was really a delicate character, but maybe this person put all his thoughts on opportunism, I am afraid that he doesn't know how to be a person.
After Lan Xin left, Li Zhong said sharply: "Hurry up, it looks like it's going to rain, if you delay Mrs. Xi's move to the palace, you can't save your heads." ”
He Xi naturally heard that Li Zhong was complimenting herself, but she still smiled and said nothing, not taking Li Zhong's words to heart at all.
Lin'er was pulling her to play with her again, He Xi instructed Ruyi to stare here, and he took Chou'er to Lingxiu Palace first, the so-called Lingxiu Palace was actually the Wanxiu Palace where Zhao Ruxue lived before, and the Bingquan Palace adjacent to Xu Qing'er, Tuoba Chen personally changed the word, from Wanxiu to Lingxiu Palace.
He Xi has been promoted, and naturally there are a lot of new people serving around him, there are already palace people waiting in Lingquan Palace, and when they saw He Xi coming in, they knelt down and saluted, He Xi looked sideways, and saw that in addition to the original people in the Hehuan Palace, there were one or twenty more people, and the palace maids and eunuchs all had them, and now they were kneeling respectfully on the ground, but no one knew where this heart was heading.
"Excuse me, ugly, you go in with Lin'er first, he's sleepy." He Xi handed over the sleepy child in her arms to Chou'er, and she stood in place, looking at the palace, she paced over, and saw that a flat land in the courtyard had been turned up, and the soil was loose and fragrant.
He Xi seemed puzzled, and immediately a palace person came to reply: "Back to the little master, it turns out - it turns out that the flowers and plants in this palace have been removed, and the minions think that it is too boring to have no flowers and plants, so they want to wait for the little master to choose and write beautiful flowers and plants." ”
He Xi bowed slightly, and the next person peeked at He Xi's expression, and he almost said the wrong thing, he wanted to say that it was originally because Zhao Concubine's little master didn't like flowers and plants that people were all removed, but everyone in this palace knew that Zhao Concubine died violently, and in their opinion, even if they changed their name, they felt very unlucky.
Fortunately, He Xi didn't seem to mind very much, they were naturally minions and couldn't say anything, He Xi said with a shallow smile: "Okay, don't stay here anymore, do whatever you need to do." ”
Everyone responded one after another, each retreated, He Xi was looking at a pomegranate tree in the hall, it has passed the season of pomegranate blossoms, now it seems, I don't think there is anything special, but it is still lush, it doesn't seem to be because it is not its own season, and the slightest slackness.
"Why is my sister standing here? There was no one around to serve. There was a soft voice outside the hall, He Xi withdrew his gaze and turned his head to look, only to see Bai Zhi being supported by the palace maid and entering the vermilion palace gate.
After the last flower-viewing banquet, Tuoba Chen was exempted from her grounding, and today I think I came to congratulate her.
He Xi said with a smile: "Ruyi is still in the Hehuan Palace, following the people from the Internal Affairs Office to pack up his things, and the ugly child went to coax Lin'er to sleep." ”
Bai Zhi saw that she mentioned that the eldest prince's face was tender, and she couldn't help but be stunned, she always felt that He Xi was a cold and arrogant person like Hanmei, but she didn't want to be really like spring flowers blooming now, giving people a warm and warm feeling, she just caught a glimpse of the child at the flower viewing banquet that day, thinking that if this woman became a mother, she could turn into a pool of clear water if she was really like ice and snow.
Thinking like this, she said with some regret: "That's really a pity, the concubine still wants to meet the eldest prince today, and it's not the right time to come." ”
"It's okay, Lin'er won't be able to sleep for long, let's go into the hall." There are palace people to follow up to serve, Bai Zhi looked a little angry, and couldn't help but look at He Xi, He Xi took the tea in his hand, sipped it lightly before saying: "This Lingxiu Palace is much bigger than the Hehuan Palace, presumably Your Majesty feels that the palace people are not enough, so he has added a lot." ”
Bai Zhi's heart was a little sour for no reason, and she slowed down for a while before she said: "Your Majesty loves her sister, which really makes her concubines envious." ”
He Xi also responded, just looked at Bai Zhi's face and said: "Your Majesty has also exempted you from being grounded, you should be more careful in the future, don't be in a hurry, when you think slowly, and-"
He Xi pondered for a moment before continuing: "Concubine Xu Shufei is kind and gentle, not the person you imagined, since you have already pulled out her person, don't provoke her in the future." ”
Bai Zhi didn't refute, but Nuo Nuo answered yes and stopped talking, He Xi saw her like this, and knew that she had something to say to herself, so she waved away everyone in the hall.
Bai Zhi saw that everyone had retreated, so she took out an object from her sleeve and wrapped it carefully in silk, she put the thing in front of He Xi, He Xi looked over, only to see that it was a pearl with a round body, which looked crystal lovely in the light, and she asked a little suspiciously: "What is this?" ”
"There must be a lot of people with ulterior motives against Concubine Xu, this pearl was picked up on the road of the bluestone slab that day, presumably Concubine Xu fell because of this thing." Bai Zhi said softly.
He Xi's eyes turned slightly, thinking of the colorful palace dress that Lan Xin wore that day, there seemed to be some pearls of this size on the skirt, and the skirt of that day was still broken by the branches, thinking that this pearl fell at that time.
No, Xu Qing'er was walking outside at the time, and there was a Lan Ruo between her and Lan Xin, how could this pearl roll down at Xu Qing'er's feet impartially, all this was too much of a coincidence, but He Xi had to sigh that Lan Xin's trick was really clever, even if something happened to Xu Qing'er at that time and found the culprit's pearl, she could pretend not to know and clear her name, she was really thoughtful, with Lan Xin's ability, she couldn't think of such a seamless plan, that was Lan Ruo, she still had to do it.
Did the appearance of these two children give her a sense of crisis? Lan Ruo, you are still the same ruthless, you don't want to touch either of these two children.
Bai Zhi saw her eyes gloomy, knowing that she already had a plan in her heart, the two gossiped a few more words, and just as Ruyi I's voice came from outside the hall: "Little master, the things in the Hehuan Hall have been counted, and Gonggong Li has come to return to his life." ”
Li Gongcheng in Ruyi's mouth is Li Zhong, He Xi called someone in, only to see Li Zhong and Ruyi walking in one after another, Li Zhong's face was still flattering, Ruyi followed behind, his face was obviously a little angry, his eyes were red, and he seemed to have suffered some grievances.
He Xi just glanced at Ruyi's expression lightly, and sat silently, sitting on the top and listening to some matters related to Li Zhongxiang's return to the palace, which was clearly organized and prioritized, and it was no wonder that he could climb all the way to the position of the head of the Internal Affairs Office.
After everything was explained clearly, Li Zhong closed the booklet in his hand and said: "There is one more thing, the servant did not say in front of Concubine Hui, a few days ago, a goat was paid tribute from Mobei, which can produce fresh milk, Your Majesty thought that the eldest prince was still young and needed to make up for his body, so he gave it to Lingxiu Palace, little master, you are the only one in the whole palace." ”
He saw that He Xi did not have the usual shy and smug look on his face, and secretly scolded her in his heart for being fake and high, it was the first time he had seen someone who was indifferent to the emperor's reward, and more compliments were stuck in his throat.
Seeing his expression, He Xi nodded and said, "I know, I will personally thank Your Majesty, there is Gonggong Lao today." ”
Just about to call Ruyi to send Li Zhong out, but seeing that Ruyi's face was full of repulsion, his tone changed, and he casually pointed to a eunuch who gave a reward and sent people out.
After the people left, Bai Zhi said softly: "This is Gonggong Li who broke Mama Yu's leg?" ”
He Xi nodded, picked up a tangerine beside her, peeled it carefully, and the smell of fragrance spread in an instant, she peeled one and handed it to Bai Zhi, and then wiped her hands with the handkerchief handed over by Ruyi, and said: "Today in the Hehuan Palace, in front of Concubine Hui, the matter was rounded in three or two sentences, and Concubine Hui was happy, it can be seen that it is a thought, but it's a pity." ”
Bai Zhi didn't know what she meant by pity, only to see He Xi pointing to the citrus in her hand and saying, "No matter how flawless the outside is, look at the inside-"
After speaking, he broke it open and showed it to Bai Zhi, only to see that it had begun to rot inside, and Bai Zhi looked at the one that He Xi had peeled in his palm, thoughtfully.
There was a sound of footsteps in the apse, and He Xi threw the broken citrus in his hand on the plate, and said with a smile: "It should be Lin'er who is awake, you can also come and see." ”