Chapter 42: Deepening Worries
The atmosphere was condensed, and thousands of statements flashed through my mind, all of which were denied one by one.
"The slave maid once made tea for Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, and the prince is a person who is good at tea, so he invited the slave maid to make tea for a few days in the palace." Only by avoiding the important and trivial, and half-referring to the truth and falsehood, can such words be convincing.
Bei Yuliang also turned his head to clean up the copywriting on the table, and said in a deep voice: "In the future, without my permission, you are not allowed to go to Prince Xuan's mansion." ”
I replied yes. Reach out and help him tidy up the clutter on a table.
Recently, the Huainan flood, most of the money allocated by the imperial court has been embezzled by local officials, and the money that was originally used to relieve the victims has gone. There are a few officials in the court who are really breezy with two sleeves, and Bei Yuliang is also very clear in his heart. Most of these piles of twists and turns are talking about this matter.
Aunt Chongzi sent some people to give alms under the banner of the righteous army, this is a good opportunity to win people's hearts, and one day, Beiyan will lose people's hearts.
"Your Majesty, Lord Rin asks to see you." Li Mingquan said.
"Xuan." Bei Yuliang also adjusted his mood.
Dressed in dark blue court clothes, when he saw me when he entered the hall, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes. "How? Got news? Bei Yuliang also put down the fold in his hand and raised his head and asked.
Rin nodded. "The princess has returned to the palace, and now she is waiting at the gate of the Longcheng Palace."
"Come in." Kitayu Ryoyashi's face finally showed a look of joy.
Nata returned safely, but I didn't feel a trace of joy, is the only way to destroy the relationship between the Mongolian people and Beiyan is to get rid of Nata?
Nata turned against the light and walked in slowly, and there was another person beside her, wheat complexion, tall and straight, wearing the coarse cloth clothes of ordinary people, looking at his face with thick eyebrows and big eyes, it felt a little familiar, but I couldn't recall it for a while. His gaze fell on his right hand, and it was a silver chain, and this silver chain happened to be a token of the Night Pavilion Killer. I was shocked and tried to think about it, only to vaguely remember that I had seen him beside Chongzi, and he should have been the hidden guard by Chongzi's side before.
"The grass people meet the emperor." He bowed his head and knelt on his knees.
"Who is this?" Bei Yuliang also picked up the cup of Lu'an melon slices I had brewed and took a shallow sip.
Nata smiled slightly and replied: "Nata was robbed on the road, thanks to this son's rescue, I was able to survive unscathed, and it was also this son who sent me to the palace safely." ”
Doubts gradually arose in my heart, could it be that all this was arranged by my aunt? But it stands to reason that I'm not in vain as the Young Pavilion Master of the Dark Night Pavilion, and I should have sent someone to inform me no matter what. But on second thought, if it was really arranged by my aunt, we shouldn't have sent Nata back safely, which is contrary to our purpose.
"Courage is commendable." Bei Yuliang also said: "Protecting the princess is to maintain the peace between the Mongolian people and our country, and she should be rewarded, what reward do you want?" ”
He raised his head and said: "The grass people have thanked the emperor, but the grass people are not here for the reward, and it is enough to be able to send the princess back to the palace." ”
With a lot of thoughts in his heart, he turned to Bei Yuliang and said: "Your Majesty, it must not be a simple person to be able to protect the princess's safety, it is better to recruit him into the palace to guard the palace." ”
As soon as the words fell, the two lines of sight were projected together, and Li Mingquan was suspicious and indifferent. I hurriedly knelt down and said, "Slaves and maids should not discuss the government in vain, please ask the emperor to resign." ”
"What kind of crime, I also have this intention, I don't know what this strong man underground?" Bei Yuliang didn't show any suspicion, and I breathed a sigh of relief and got up from the ground.
"Grass Folk ......"
Seeing this, Nata hurriedly interjected: "Brother Mo, aren't you wandering around without a place to live?" Just stay. ”
He thought for a moment, "Grass people Mo Yin Xie Emperor." ”
Bei Yuliang also gave Li Mingquan a look, and Li Mingquan said loudly: "The emperor has a decree to seal Mo Yin as a guard from the Jiupin Forbidden Army." ”
Mo Yin raised his eyes to meet me, but his eyes did not reveal any other emotions, and I couldn't guess what he was thinking.
Rin had a single expression from beginning to end, as if everything had nothing to do with him, and it was so hard to find a clue in his face, and it was hard to believe that he had confided in me with a smile on his face during the paddock.
"Chilling." Bei Yuliang also said: "This matter is fully handed over to you, and you must find out the reason." ”
"Yes." Rin replied with a fist clenched, and then left silently.
"Su Jin, you send Princess Nata back to the palace, and then go to the Tai Hospital to prescribe some calming medicine for the princess to recuperate." Bei Yuliang also opened the fold again and began to review, looking in a good mood.
Coming out of the Dragon Chengdian, I didn't talk to Nata all the way, she walked in front, I walked behind, and if I wanted to ask what happened after I left, it was best to ask Ruxue, it was easier to talk and not have too many worries.
Nata is a woman on the prairie, open-minded, if an ordinary woman is robbed, I am afraid that she will have to sleep in bed for three or five days, but she doesn't care at all, she walks all the way to pick the branches and leaves of the pine and cypress on the side and play with it in her hands, the green juice crushes the fingertips, and dyes the nails green.
Halfway through the journey, Nata suddenly turned to face me, and I was left behind, not knowing what she was going to do. "Well, thank you for saving me and Ruxue last night. You really are the woman I admire the most. ”
Politely smiled back and replied, "The princess is serious, this is the duty of the slave maid." ”
Nata threw aside the branch in her hand, gritted her teeth and asked as if she had made up her mind, "You say, where will Brother Mo be assigned to guard?" ”
I was stunned, but I didn't expect her to hesitate for a long time to ask this. "From the Jiupin Forbidden Army, they will generally guard the palace gate, and some will be assigned to each palace."
After listening, she pouted and turned back, walking slowly step by step.
She still had the same peasant girl's clothes that Ruxue had given her, which was worn out in several places, and there were some strangulation marks on her neck, and it seemed that she had suffered a lot to come back.
"Su Jin......" she called in a low voice, "You and the prince, what are you going to do in the future?" ”
I couldn't stop crying, "What is the princess talking about?" The slave and the prince are just friends at best. ”
She sighed: "Don't worry, I'm not trying to test anything, since you don't want to say it, I won't force it, if you need me to help you in the future, just ask, I will do my best." ”
I don't know what to answer, and if I do, it will become more and more black, so I simply don't answer and cut off the topic.
Sending Nata back to the room, I was about to rush to the hospital, when suddenly it rained heavily, and I could only hide under the eaves on the side. The cuffs were wet with rain, and I felt better when I rolled up my sleeves, and I saw a touch of red, frowned and raised my wrist, and the inside of my arm was faintly a trace of rose-red, weird and charming, rubbing it hard with my sleeves, and there was no sign of disappearing at all, and I rolled the sleeves to my shoulders, and sure enough, the whole inside of my arm was this kind of trace, and the first thing I thought of was the ten spice Surui, obviously I used other medicinal power to suppress it, but the effect was very little. I'm not afraid of death, but I'm afraid of being tortured day and night, just like the eldest lady, if she had given us a good time, maybe it would be fine, but she shouldn't have tortured us, so I was full of hatred.
The rain gradually subsided, so I put down my sleeves, covered the weird scars, and went to the Tai Hospital.