Chapter 41: Gold in All Mouths (14)
The next morning, the concubines asked for peace, and not long after they retired, Aunt Xin Ci came.
"Your Majesty saw the fallacy on the fake purse, and now he regrets it very much, yesterday he locked himself in Chongtian Palace, and said that he wronged Niangniang, and Niangniang is innocent!"
Aunt Xin Ci had a happy face when she entered the door, and Pei Yao guessed in her heart that it was most likely a matter of success. Sure enough, when I sat down and spoke, I heard her mention the matter of the purse, and every word, except for the joy of the queen's hard work, the rest was all words of persuasion.
“…… Mother, you can rest assured this time! ”
Her words were sincere, and it could be seen that she really believed from the bottom of her heart that if this matter was clear overnight, the emperor and the queen would also be reconciled.
Pei Yao's eyes looked at this aunt who had been worried about Xiao Zhu for half her life, and she was not without emotion.
In the heart of the Empress Dowager Liang, in addition to her children, there is still a glorious and wealthy care, compared to her biological mother, the nurse in front of her treats Xiao Zhu more like a mother-
A mother who is wholeheartedly dedicated to Xiao Chai and only thinks about it.
In the face of such a gentle person, there are some words that are too cruel, and she really can't bear to say them.
As soon as Fang Yue saw the master's face, she knew what his mood was. Inevitably, Aunt Xin Ci said more and more words to persuade peace, and she spoke in time and said: "That aunt, the person who planted the false accusation ......"
"Naturally, it's the Liang family!"
A trace of stunnedness flashed on Fang Yue's face, and before others noticed, he disappeared again.
Aunt Xin Ci said: "Now Your Majesty can't hear the name of the one in the cold palace, last night I was so angry that I said that as soon as winter comes, I will be executed immediately!" ”
Xiao Zhu...... Are you really so convinced of the origin of the purse?
Whether his own cousin is so attentive and can be so thoughtful, he doesn't know?
A sigh of regret was in her heart, Pei Yaowei had an appropriate smile on her face, and said to Aunt Xin Ci: "It's good to get out of the water." Your Majesty, I still have to persuade Aunt Lao more, this anxiety and anger is always useless to the dragon body. ”
It was rare for her to say such soft words, and Aunt Xin Ci listened to it, and naturally said yes one after another. That night, when the Sixth Palace came to ask for peace, Sun Zhifang came on the emperor's order and personally received the treasures like flowing water and gave them to the queen's mother.
Pei Yao's heart is like a mirror, His Majesty the Emperor will not admit his mistake, and now this fanfare is just a change of way to correct his name and face in front of the Sixth Palace.
"Master, this matter ...... That's it? When the others were gone, Fang Yue looked at the rewards piled up on the table in the inner hall, but her heart was inexplicably a little blocked.
What is this, Your Majesty?
Even she, who is a maid, knows that in the past, Liang Yanyu's Chenghui Palace, because of the Empress Dowager Liang, has never moved around with Heshou Palace, so how could the purse that framed the queen and the king of Chu come from the hands of the Liang family?
And the death of Liang's maid Fangliu, does the emperor have no doubt?
Pei Yaowei caught a glimpse of her angry look, and couldn't help laughing, "Look at the unconvincing look on your face, it seems that I have no heart and lungs!" ”
Fang Yue frowned and snorted: "Master! ”
"Okay," Pei Yaowei stopped teasing her, thought about it, but ordered: "You go and find a piece of plain good material, I can use it." ”
Fang Yue looked puzzled, but she didn't ask much, took the order, and went to the back warehouse.
In the Chunrong Palace, Cui Xuan stood on the edge of the partition door, looking at the master in the inner room with a worried face.
On the way back to the palace, Pan Ruohui has been calm, his eyes are always straight, and he will show a ruthless intention from time to time, and he doesn't know what he is secretly thinking about in his heart.
The little palace maid came into the soothing soup, Cui Xuan received it in her hand, pressed her steps to Pan Ruohui's side, and called in a low voice: "Niangniang......"
Pan Ruohui suddenly came back to his senses, and the cruelty in his eyes was not collected, and he stabbed straight towards Cui Xuan, causing Cui Xuan to immediately ooze a layer of sweat.
She struggled to keep smiling and said, "It's getting late, you drank the soothing soup, settle down early!" ”
"Placement ......" Pan Ruohui took a deep breath and sneered: "Heh, where can I still sleep in this palace!" ”
Cui Xuan knew what she was bothered about.
"Mother, don't worry." She said, "Now in Your Majesty's heart, all the bad things were done by the Liang family, and they have nothing to do with others!" ”
Pan Ruohui glanced at her, retracted his gaze, and did not speak.
Does the emperor really think so?
No, he wanted everyone to think, he thought so.
Cui Xuan waited for a moment, gently tugged at her sleeve, suppressed her voice, and said word by word: "Niangniang, Fangliu died cleanly." No one will know how the Liang family came up with the idea of framing the queen and the king of Chu, and no one will know who the rumors of the king of Chu secretly returning to Beijing spread from at that time. As for the purse, from the materials to the embroidery thread, it was all made by Rouge himself, and he was very careful not to leave any evidence. ”
She said: "Don't worry, no matter what, the water can't drown us!" ”
Pan Ruohui also knew that this time, to the point where it had come to this point, Xiao Zhu would not investigate further - even if he did, there would be no evidence pointing to him, at most he would be suspicious.
But what really made her scruple was the future.
She frowned and closed her eyes, and said in a deep voice: "The arsenic of the Liang family entered the longevity peach of the Xiancui Palace, but the poison in Pei Yao's house came from the pair of silver hairpins. ”
"Zhaoye Temple fornication, although the person lost on the witness, but the physical evidence purse is a pattern drawn by the palace himself, Sun Zhifang also recognized that it was a gift from the Queen Mother to the King of Chu, with His Majesty's temperament, this alone is enough to make him suspect Pei Yao to death. But now, what is the result? ”
This time, before and after, let her understand one thing - Pei Yaoyan's position is not just from Xiao Zhu's favor and the declining Pei family.
These things related to herself, if the queen really pointed out herself clearly, then Pan Ruohui may not be so uneasy at the moment - everything is clear, at least, she has the opportunity to argue and prove herself, and she can also know where to go, but the current situation is what she never expected and what she didn't want to see.
Did the emperor suspect himself? She didn't know.
How much does the queen know there, will she leave a back hand to deal with herself? She still didn't know.
Thinking like this, she couldn't stand the troubles in her heart, and smashed her hands into fists and smashed them on the small case.
A few drops of the soothing soup spilled, and Cui Xuan's heart also jumped a few times.
"Speaking of which, the palace skills are not as good as others, and they can't compare to her position in the emperor's heart......" Pan Ruohui bit her inner cheek, her lips trembling, "She ...... Pei ......"
"!"
The palace maid suddenly entered the house, startling both the master and servant. Cui Xuan reprimanded the palace maid with a cold face, and then asked what was the matter.
The little palace maid said worriedly: "...... Yu Niangniang, the moon girl from the Changqiu Palace has arrived. ”
"Spinning the moon?"
What is she doing at such a late hour?
Pan Ruohui's heart tightened, and he secretly became vigilant, and ordered the palace maid to invite people in.
Fang Yue smiled, came in with a large and a small brocade box, and saluted Pan Ruohui respectfully, "Slave maid to meet Shuyuan Niangniang." ”
"Girl, excuse me." Pan Ruohui's expression was gentle, his posture was also relaxed, and he asked with a light smile: "At this hour, why did the girl come here in person?" But what is the queen's important order? ”
Fang Yue sent the brocade box in her hand forward, and said with a smile: "The queen mother sent a slave to give a reward, and in addition, there is one more thing to trouble Pan Shuyuan." ”
She said that for before, when the queen and Concubine Xian were in trouble, Pan Shuyuan had spoken up and said a few fair words, and the queen was grateful and appreciative of it, so she personally chose a pair of red treasure fingers and gave them to Shuyuan, which was both a thank you and a compliment.
Pan Ruohui looked overjoyed, saying humble words in his mouth, but he thought in his heart, about ...... In the hand of the spinning moon, what is in the big brocade box?
"As for this ......" Fang Yue glanced at the big brocade box, and said with a slow smile: "This is what the queen mother asked Pan Shuyuan to do." ”
"Where is the girl, the queen mother has orders, and the concubines should do their best." Pan Ruohui said, "I just don't know, what does Niangniang need her concubines to do?" ”
Fang Yue gave her a look, and the palace maid on the side stepped forward and helped her open the brocade box.
Fang Yue said: "Princess Qi's birthday is coming, and the queen mother plans to make a dress for the princess." It's just that the mother felt that the embroidery was not good, and she knew that Pan Shuyuan's needlework was the top among the concubines, so she wanted to ask the mother to help embroider a pattern. ”
Hearing this, Pan Ruohui didn't think of anything in his mind, but his heart suddenly burst out inexplicably.
"That's the case...... she smiled faintly, "The queen has promoted her concubines, but I don't know what tricks Princess Qi likes?" The concubine hasn't moved the needle and thread for a long time, so I'm afraid of ......"
"It doesn't matter." Fang Yue intercepted her words, and her smile was not flawed, "Niang Niang said, as long as Pan Shuyuan is willing to embroider." ”
Pan Ruohui was slightly stunned, and the unprovoked confusion in his heart spread more and more.
When Fang Yue said this, she naturally didn't want to refuse, and then, she saw Fang Yue's eyes smiling deeply, looked at herself, and said slowly: "The queen mother ordered, please Pan Shuyuan's jade hand, and embroider a ...... Gardenias. ”
When the words landed, Pan Ruohui was shocked.
"You haven't seen Pan like that, or how can you say that you are a thief!"
In the Changqiu Palace, Pei Yao was reading at the head of the bed, as soon as Fangyue came back, she couldn't hide her heart, and as soon as the cold on her body faded, she immediately came to her bedside and told her about the harvest of Chunrong Hall and her party.
What kind of reaction will Pan Ruohui have, Pei Yaowei had already expected, and she was not surprised here, so she should say a few words to Fangyue, so she instructed her to prepare her pen and ink early tomorrow, and when the concubines of the Sixth Palace came to ask for peace, she had a decree to pass on.
Without thinking about it, Fang Yue asked, "Do you want to dispose of Pan's?" ”
Pei Yaowei glanced at her, smiled secretly, and did not reply.