Rumors are a terrible disease than the plague, and the plague still has the possibility of being cleared and cured, and once it is generated, it will always stick to people's hearts. Even if there is a tough crackdown, it is just hibernating, and when the time comes to wake up, it will come back again, and the momentum is compelling.

The rumors of Wan Ying and He You'an were silent for a long time after the emperor ascended the throne, and with the sound of firecrackers on Chinese New Year's Eve, they once again spread throughout the corners of the palace.

On the afternoon of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Duke Wei of Cining Palace wore a newly made wind-collared leather coat and brought only a little eunuch to the Qianxian Palace. Wan Ying was making final preparations for the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet in the evening, and as soon as she heard the visit of Duke Wei, she hurriedly went out to greet her and personally welcomed her into the main hall.

After Gonggong Wei saluted, he took the little prince from Yun Niang's hand, caressed and stroked lovingly, looked and looked, and said dotingly: "The days are really fast, in a blink of an eye, our little prince will be one year old!" ”

Wan Ying asked very respectfully, "Father-in-law Wei, you must have something important coming here. ”

Gonggong Wei put his arm around the prince and said to Wanying: "Niangniang, tonight's night banquet, the Queen Mother asked you not to go first!" ”

This is what Wanying expected, and now the rumors are rampant, and it is estimated that it has already reached the ears of the Queen Mother.

"What does the Queen Mother mean?" Wan Ying confirmed with Gonggong Wei again.

Father-in-law Wei took out a delicate gold lock from his sleeve pocket and put a single glove on the neck of the little prince. Then he handed it into Yun Niang's hands and said to Wanying: "The Queen Mother is afraid that Niang Niang will make trouble, so she let the old slave come over for a trip!" ”

Wanying was a little lonely and grateful, and said softly: "Thank you, Queen Mother, this palace knows!" ”

Gonggong Wei looked at Wanying, his eyes flashed with imperceptible distress, and he said slowly: "Niangniang, it's okay not to go, the night banquet in the palace, there are many people, who knows which eyeless thing, said something that Niangniang didn't want to hear, but it added to the blockage!" ”

Father-in-law Wei's words were completely for Wanying's explanation, Wanying nodded gratefully, and said, "Thank you, father-in-law, for persuading this palace!" ”

"Hey! The Queen Mother was too lazy to socialize, and the Queen Mother said, 'Take a picture of the night banquet in the palace, and be lazy.' If the mother is willing to go to Cining Palace to celebrate the New Year, the queen mother will withdraw from the table and come back to celebrate the New Year with the mother after drinking the wine toasted by the ministers and relatives! ”

Accompany the Queen Mother to keep the New Year! Wanying couldn't believe it was true!

"Did the Queen Mother let the palace go over to accompany her to celebrate the New Year?" Wanying asked.

Father-in-law Wei said with a hearty smile: "The Queen Mother didn't let Niangniang go to the night banquet, and she knew that Niangniang was wronged, so she accompanied Niangniang for the New Year, so that Niangniang's heart could be relaxed!" ”

Wan Ying nodded happily and said, "This palace must go, must go!" ”

Gonggong Wei said happily: "Niangniang will go to Cining Palace in the evening and wait for a while, and after the Queen Mother and the ministers and relatives say hello, she will immediately return to Cining Palace and celebrate the New Year with Niangniang!" ”

"This palace understands, this palace understands!"

"Now there are still two hours to go, Niangniang first raises her spirits, prepares to prepare, Cining Palace still has work, and the old slave will leave first!"

After Gonggong Wei said this, he didn't wait for Yun Niang to pour tea, and left the Immortal Palace directly.

The girls took the two princes to the Zichen Palace, and only Wanying and Yun Niang were left in the warm main hall.

Yun Niang put down the teacup and said with mixed joy: "Niangniang, it seems that this time it is not small, it is estimated that the emperor has made a mess there!" ”

Wanying sat in the chair a little sentimentally, looked at Yun Niang softly and said: "Although the emperor has been coming to us every day recently, day by day, God knows what the ministers outside said in front of the emperor!" It is also good for the Queen Mother to let the palace keep the New Year in the past, so that it can also create a chance for the queen and the emperor to be alone! ”

"Niangniang, we are not afraid of crooked shadows, no matter what gossip is said outside, Niangniang has always loved the emperor."

Wanying nodded and said firmly: "Naturally, this palace is just afraid that the emperor will be too careful if those gossips are too much." ”

As soon as Wanying's words fell, she heard the little palace maid outside: "Niangniang, Master Shi is here." ”

Wanying hurriedly shouted outside: "Hurry up and call in!" ”

In the blink of an eye, Shi Shaosong had already entered the Immortal Palace, Yun Niang went over, took the big one, and hurriedly held a hand stove to warm Shi Shaosong's hands.

"Brother, why are you here now! Aren't you going to Zichen Hall to attend the night banquet soon? ”

Shi Shaosong drooped his head, sighed and said, "Prince Gong just blocked the palace gate to intercept me and General He, and asked us not to attend the night banquet tonight. ”

Wan Ying immediately understood what the Queen Mother meant, and asked, "Did Prince Gong say anything else?" ”

Shi Shaosong put the hand stove on the table, his forehead tightened and sighed: This rumor is too evil! Now even Prime Minister Zhang Jingting has been bewitched! ”

"Brother, how is this matter spread outside?"

"How else can it be transmitted, it's not how dirty it is!"

"It's disgusting! Catch the wind and catch the shadows, make something out of nothing! Wan Ying clenched her fists angrily and continued to ask, "Brother, can you find out who is behind the ghost?" Isn't that Master Wang? ”

Shi Shaosong shook his head and said, "The one surnamed Wang doesn't have the ability to move Zhang Xiang to impeach you." It doesn't seem like they're doing it this time! ”

"Who else could it be if it wasn't them? Wasn't they the one who made the trouble before? ”

Shi Shaosong said with a little doubt: "Sister, although we haven't found the force behind the rumors yet, some clues have already shown that they came from the palace!" ”

"How is that possible?" Wanying directly denied this statement.

"Sister, think about it, when did you meet General He in the palace, what did you say, such details have been spread outside the palace, where did they come from if they didn't leak out of the palace?"

Wan Ying clenched the silk handkerchief in her hand tightly, biting her lip to think about the connection, and straightening out the relationship behind the undercurrent.

"If it came out of the palace, it should be the Liu family, but the informant from the palace on the side of the Dongzhao Palace said, 'The Liu family did not incite this matter this time', and didn't I tell my brother just now, that Master Wang didn't do anything this time!"

Shi Shaosong was at a loss, he concluded that the rumors came from the palace this time, but which palace room it came from and which lord was behind it, he was still at a loss, and he had no clue at all.

"Could it be the queen? Or Mrs. Zhou? ”

Shi Shaosong's words made Wanying's eyebrows tremble, she and the queen have been getting along 'calmly' for a year, is there really any unknown action behind this 'calm and calm'?

Seeing Wanying's gloomy clouds, Shi Shaosong hurriedly explained: "Sister, my brother just said it casually, and there is no evidence to prove that it was the queen and Mrs. Zhou. Especially Prime Minister Zhang Cheng, he is the emperor's humerus, to put it bluntly, he should be facing his sister, why did he suddenly turn the wind around and aim at his sister this time? ”

"Could it be that the queen is wooing Zhang Jingting?"

Shi Shaosong decisively shook his head and denied: "This is absolutely impossible, his brother Zhang Xiuting died in the hands of the king of Dong'an County, the king of Dong'an County and the marquis of Wu'an are sworn friends, Zhang Jingting will definitely not be a member of the queen's party!" ”

Wanying also knew this, and sighed faintly: "Who is it?" How can such a dead hand be used to kill the main palace? ”

"Not only you, sister, but this time the ministers all suspect that the prince is not the emperor's blood, this is the most deadly."

"Abolish Zhi'er, and then this palace will naturally become a memorial woman in the mouths of everyone, this trick is really ruthless!"

Shi Shaosong echoed worriedly: "This is also the most anxious place for my brother. ”

"Zhi'er is clearly the emperor's blood and bones, I was pregnant in October and escaped death several times along the way before giving birth to their brothers, can this also be fake?"

"Sister, people outside don't care about this now. Zhi'er was born outside the palace, and the bad is bad here! I can't tell! ”

There was a flicker between Shi Shaosong's words, which made Wanying even more anxious.

"When the child gave birth, the emperor was next to him? In the wilderness, is it possible to change the tanuki for the prince? What a joke! ”

The more Wanying spoke, the more angry she became, and her fist slammed into the chair backrest.

"Sister, the poison is here, we can't tell!"

Wanying retorted directly: "Brother, you are also confused, how can you not speak clearly?" My sister is pregnant in Prince Rong's mansion, and she will give birth to this year's Lantern Festival! The period is only ten months, how can my sister be pregnant twice? Isn't that a joke! ”

Shi Shaosong knew where Wanying was angry, and he was also angry. Pregnant in October, this is an ironclad fact, but some of the rumors outside today say that the prince is secretly married in Fujian, and some say that Wanying was pregnant before her wedding, and they are disturbed, which is the same as the truth.

Shi Shaosong didn't dare to speak out, he was afraid that if he said it again, it would make Wanying even more angry.

"Brother, do people outside say that the prince was pregnant with his sister before she got married? And then get pregnant and marry the emperor? ”

Shi Shaosong didn't know if it was okay. Unexpectedly, the rumors still spread into Wanying's ears in every detail.

"It's ridiculous! He Youan went to Fujian in the month before last! My sister only gave birth in the first month of this year, and it was a full fourteen months in between, how is this possible? ”

Shi Shaosong lowered his head and remained silent.

Yun Niang interjected lightly on the side and said, "Since it is a rumor, it is made up!" Yao's mother gave birth to Yao in fourteen months, and Emperor Wu's Gouyi wife was fourteen months pregnant before giving birth to Emperor Zhao, which is a ready-made allusion! ”

Wan Ying directly smashed the cup in her hand, and squeezed out four words from between her teeth: "His heart can be punished-"

"Sister, now is not the time to be angry, it doesn't matter if the ministers outside are messing with right and wrong, the key is that the emperor can't be bewitched by them, my sister must stabilize the emperor's heart! By all means! ”

"Hongu knows! Hongu is not angry! Hongu will hold back! ”

"Sister, it doesn't matter if the sky collapses outside, as long as the emperor believes in his sister, Zhi'er's position as the crown prince will be as stable as Mount Tai, and my sister must see the powerful relationship here!"

"Brother, don't worry, this palace will weigh it clearly."

Shi Shaosong wanted to say a few more words, but looking at Wanying's face, he swallowed the words in his heart into his stomach.

The brother and sister chatted a few more words, and suddenly heard that several concubines outside the palace came to pay New Year's greetings. Shi Shaosong detoured to the side door and left directly.