As expected, Zhao Man, who regarded his mother as the blessing of the gods, covered his swollen face the next day and cried under his mother's knees about how he was beaten by someone in the place where the children of the officials in Feifeng Lou gathered, this is not the point, the worst thing is that the perpetrator is still a weak woman, and the little daughter of the Marquis of Changping who was scared by him on the wedding night was the little daughter of the Marquis of Changping, who thought that she was thin and small and had no power to restrain the chicken, but she didn't expect to be unambiguous at all.

Concubine Xian looked at the originally handsome face of her heart and swollen into a pig's head, and cried beside the emperor's pillow for a night, saying that Song Ting had no royal law, and even the prince of dragon and phoenix blood marrow dared to bully, and he must not even take the emperor of the ninety-five supreme in his eyes. The woman hummed and chirped to annoy people, and the emperor asked Concubine Xian to deal with this matter by herself in order to be clean.

So, on the third day after the incident, as Song Ting expected, Zhao Man's mother was going to clean her up.

In the morning, a carriage fell outside the Hou Ye's mansion, and the body was embroidered with gold and silver threads and phoenix luans and songs, standing in the sun with golden light, showing the atmosphere of wealth and grandeur. The eunuch was dusty, and named the sedan chair surnamed Concubine Xian to pick up the fifth lady.

Song Yuxin stood in the courtyard and watched, and said to Xiaozhu beside him: "What, it was the wife of the eighth prince who was ordered by Concubine Xian to retire, and now she wants to go back?" There was a sour smell of old vinegar that had been sealed for a long time.

These words were heard by Song Ting, who was packing up and preparing to go out, and Song Ting smiled: "If the eldest sister wants to go, go for me." ”

Song Yuxin, who didn't know the reason, thought that Song Ting was satisfied with De Zheng and washed herself, and gouged out her eyes fiercely: "Don't look like a villain!" ”

Song Ting came to the outside of the mansion, and the eunuch waiting by the carriage looked at her, "You are Song Ting?" ”

"Yes."

"Come with me."

At this time, the queen Zhou Yi recovered from typhoid fever, and it was rare for her body to have some strength, and she was supported by the palace maid Huan'er to enjoy the flowers in the imperial garden, just as the peonies in the garden bloomed, and the big flowers were bright and bright on the branches.

"It's beautiful." The jade fingers caressed the delicate and tender petals, and the queen muttered, applying a thicker layer of rouge on her face than before to cover her pale complexion.

Huan'er said softly: "No matter how beautiful the peony is in full bloom, it is only a few days, the mother is young forever, and the grace is always there, why envy these flowers." ”

"I heard that the emperor is preparing to make Zhao Yu the crown prince." A dark cloud rose in the queen's eyes, "Compared to Concubine Xian, what is this grace in this palace?" Fingertips folded off a peony on the branch, looked at the dew between the petals, and muttered to himself: "If Shu'er is the eldest prince and his body is stronger, the palace does not have to be here to hurt the flowers." ”

"Since ancient times, the eldest concubine has been the lord of the East Palace, if the emperor wants to insist on making Zhao Yu the crown prince, there must be many ministers in the previous dynasty who objected to it, not to mention that now the emperor's edict has not been issued, Niangniang should not worry about this matter and delay her recovery, and let the virtuous concubine go proudly."

Huan'er's words are reasonable, as long as she sits firmly in the position of the lord of the harem, no matter how great the grace of Concubine Xian is and cannot turn the clouds and rain, then even if Zhao Yu enters the East Palace, she has a way to let him out. Thinking like this, the queen's anxious heart was much calmer.

Outside the garden, there was the sound of a carriage rolling over the stone ground, and the squeak and hoarseness attracted the attention of the two, and the queen caught a glimpse that the carriage style was from the palace of Concubine Xian, and she was quite sensitive to all matters of Concubine Xian, so she unconsciously mentioned it.

"Who's in the car?"

Huan'er said in a low voice: "Xu is the daughter of the Song Mansion? ”

"Why?"

"The slave maid heard that the girl on duty in Xiangyu Hall yesterday said that Lord Song's five thousand gold beat the eighth prince, and the virtuous concubine was angry, but fortunately she was recruited into the palace to teach a lesson."

"Song Mansion...... The queen of the Changping Hou family ...... silent, and then helped the purple glazed peony hairpin on her hair, "Let's go, let's take a look." ”

The Xiangyu Hall sits west and faces east, and the morning twilight spills into the main hall, with a soft pure gold like a satin gold thread wrapped in tulle, and it is gathered on the body of the virtuous concubine and flows wantonly with the green clouds.

Song Ting was led by the eunuch to her feet, "Qi Yu Niangniang, Song Ting has been brought." ”

Concubine Xian was studying the chess game, her eyes fell on the black and white chessboard and refused to move half a minute, "You stand down." ”

The eunuch retreated, leaving Song Ting alone to kneel in the hall, "Meet Niangniang." ”

"Look up."

Song Ting raised her head when she heard the sound, Concubine Xian was dressed in a red white cloud brocade palace dress with rose gold thread, and the skirt was embroidered with Xinyi flower branches with silver thread and turquoise-colored silk, and she was wearing a small round of snow particles with a light white light, and under the golden yellow that fell from the hall, her delicate face looked more and more indifferent, "Do you know what this palace summoned you to the palace for?" ”

Song Ting lowered his head and lowered his gaze: "I know." ”

Seeing that although this woman was respectful, she was not as timid and trembling as ordinary people when she saw her, the anger in her heart increased a little, she got up and walked towards her, the golden tassel that fell from the end of her dress moved with her steps, and the fine flashes made Song Ting's heart suddenly tighten.

It is false to say that she is not afraid, a modern person like Song Ting who is greedy for life and afraid of death, since she stepped into the palace gate until now, she has recalled in her mind all the harem punishments that appeared in the palace fighting drama, and the more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, lying on the ground motionless, and fine and dense cold sweat broke out in her palms.

Concubine Xian pinched Song Ting's chin and forced her to look at herself: "You are so bold that you dare to make a move on the Eighth Prince, are you still jealous of taking you out of the palace?" ”

"The status of the eighth prince is noble, and the grass people dare not and have no intention of coveting it."

"Humph! Can't? Concubine Xian shook off Song Ting's face, "I dare to do it to the prince, what else don't you dare!" ”

It seems to make sense...... Song Ting was speechless, just lying on the ground silently.

"Hmph, I don't know how the Marquis of Changping would hand over a daughter like you!" Concubine Xian turned around, her eyebrows were as sharp as knives: "Come on, drag her to the courtyard and put her on execution." ”

What kind of criminal law is that, why haven't you heard of it?

Song Ting was carried by several eunuchs to the courtyard outside the hall, and several people restrained her arm, until the palace maid presented the torture instrument, Song Ting's eyes turned black, and his heart fell into the abyss, isn't this just a finger pinch!

"Mother's life! The grass people don't dare anymore! Song Ting struggled, but the various sissy eunuchs were as powerful as cattle at this time, a few hands pressed on her shoulders, as if they were shackled and couldn't move, Song Ting begged: "Niangniang is kind and kind, why should you see me like a lowly grass people, spare your life, Niangniang!" ”

The maidservant brought a chair, and Concubine Xian sat down and dusted off the fine dust on her dress: "Aren't your hands very powerful, don't anyone dare to fight, now you know how to beg for mercy?" ”

"Punishment!" Concubine Xian scolded angrily.

The two eunuchs came up and grabbed Song Ting's two arms and dragged them out from behind her back, forcing ten fingers through the gap between the wooden bars, Song Ting gritted his teeth, his whole body seemed to be pressed down by a heavy stone, and the cold gravel smashed through the skin of his knees.

"Ahh As the eunuch tightened the rope and his fingers were rolled by the bamboo slips, Song Ting only felt that his brain was also colic, and the piercing pain burst out from his fingertips, like an electric current piercing the heart through the blood, and the cold sweat kept oozing out, "Niangniang spare her life...... The grass people didn't dare anymore. ”

The corners of Concubine Xian's mouth rose slightly, and the coldness was a little bit from the inside out, "If I don't teach you a lesson, I really think this palace is easy to bully." ”

"The Queen Mother has arrived."

The queen was supported by Huan'er and walked over, and she saw the scene in front of her. "What is Concubine Xian doing?"

Seeing that the person who came was the queen, Concubine Xian frowned lightly with her delicate water-bent eyebrows, and instantly piled up a thick smile, and immediately went up to support her arm, bowed and said humbly: "It's just a punishment for a girl who has no king's law, these days the wind is strong, the queen's body is better?" ”

The queen smiled gently: "It's much better, I've been stuffy in the house for seven or eight days, and I want to come out to breathe, but fortunately, I came here to talk to Concubine Xian." Then his eyes fell on Song Ting: "Who is this girl?" ”

Concubine Xian said respectfully: "Song Cheng's fifth daughter, she was bold enough to beat Zhao Man in Feifeng Tower, and the emperor Long Yan was furious and was instructing his concubines to discipline him well. ”

The palace people who were performing stopped their movements and knelt down to salute the queen, who walked up to Song Ting and looked at the woman kneeling on the ground with a low chin.

Song Ting was weak enough to put his forehead on the cold ground, and muttered angrily: "Meet the queen mother." Huan'er, who was beside the queen, looked at the swollen fingers in the bamboo sleeve, and secretly sighed in her heart, but she didn't expect Concubine Xian to be so vicious in private.

"Your Majesty?" The queen smiled lightly with a pink silk, "When the Northern Yan rebelled, General Song and the emperor were born and died as brothers, and they cared for his children even more, is this punishment also the emperor's meaning?" ”

Concubine Xian only felt that her face was hot, and she tried her best to hold back the smile on her face, "No...... It is the meaning of the concubine herself. ”

Huan'er entered the room and brought a chair, the queen sat in the backlight, although there was a warm light filled with the fragrance of flowers behind her, the smile on her face was getting deeper and deeper, and her eyes were ethereal, "It's also General Song's daughter, and she used torture without the emperor's permission, and she can't hang up on the face of Concubine Xian." ”

Concubine Xian knew in her heart that the queen had never been accustomed to her, although she was angry in her heart, she could only endure it, although she could be arrogant with her favor, but she always had to look at the queen's face.

waved her cloud sleeves to signal the palace people to retreat, and Concubine Xian looked at Song Ting's eyes with thorns: "Don't thank the queen mother soon." ”

Song Ting didn't dare to touch the ground with her hands, so she could only use her red and swollen hands to wrap her sleeves, and there were half-dry tear stains on her face, she bowed down with difficulty and kowtowed to the queen: "Thank you, Niangniang." ”

The voice landed, and the eunuch standing outside the palace gate raised his voice: "The second prince has arrived." ”

The queen's eyebrows sank, and she said, "Today's Xiangyu Palace is very lively." ”

Zhao Yi was wearing an ochre red robe, with a jade diamond belt tied around his waist, and his long hair was tied up behind his head with a silver crown, warm and moist like a breeze under the warm April sun.

Song Ting felt that the words of the two princes sounded very familiar, and the pain in her fingertips made her brain dull for a while, so she just watched the man walk up to the two elders and salute: "See the queen mother, the virtuous concubine." ”

It was Zhao Yi, and Concubine Xian's face was slightly gentle: "How long did Yi'er come back?" Why do you have the time to visit the main palace today? ”

"I just arrived in Cheng'an yesterday, and my eldest brother asked me to bring some things to Concubine Xian, how dare I delay." With that, the guard behind him presented a small box.

When Concubine Xian heard that it was something that her son brought back, she immediately smiled, swept away the rich haze in front of the square, and opened the box excitedly.

"The eldest brother said that Concubine Xian Niangniang is good porcelain, and this red bottle is most suitable with Niangniang's favorite white bellflower."

Concubine Xian held the porcelain vase in her arms, stroked it carefully inch by inch, and sighed unconsciously: "Yu'er, he really has a heart." "Erxing Qianli's mother is worried, Yu'er has been going to Xiangnan to treat the flood for three months, and I don't know if she can eat well and sleep peacefully in that unfamiliar place, although she is unwilling in her heart, but how dare she question the emperor's arrangement, not to mention that the emperor now intends to crown Yu'er as the prince, and has recruited the ministers to oppose it, if you can make some achievements, it is not a bad thing.

Zhao Yi took out a letter from his sleeve again, "What the eldest brother wants to say is written on the letter, and the porcelain bottle can be lost, but the letter cannot be stopped." ”

With Zhao Yi's words, the queen's phoenix eyes swayed lightly, and fell on the letter that was taken by Concubine Xian for a moment, and then it turned into a crescent moon, "Let Concubine Xian enjoy this mother-son relationship, and we outsiders will not mix here, let's all retreat." ”

After Concubine Xian hurriedly saluted the queen, she couldn't wait to open the envelope, and threw herself on the letter sent back by her son, so she forgot about Song Ting's stubble, and turned straight back to the house.

Straightening out the crumpled skirt, the queen got up and walked past Song Ting, "You can go back too, remember all the hardships you have suffered today in your heart, and don't act rashly in the future." ”

"Yes, sissy."

Walking out of Xiangyu Palace, seeing that there was no one around, Huan'er walked to the side and said, "Why does Niangniang want to help a little girl I don't know?" ”

"This palace is not a girl, but the Marquis of Changping."

Huan'er stared for a moment, and then smiled: "Niang Niang Shengming." ”