Chapter 11: Frame-Up
Before the two returned to the palace, they were informed by the palace people who had been waiting outside that the Queen Mother had summoned them.
Wei Yuan was still aggrieved, and ran to see the Queen Mother, only to find that in addition to the Queen Mother, there were also Queen Mother and her party in the main hall.
Wei Yuan paused, his expression changed a little, and said, "Imperial grandmother, Yuan'er is back." β
The Queen Mother was talking to the queen, and when she saw her come in, she smiled and said, "I came back so early, and the mourning family thought that there would be no one until the sun set." β
"Hehe, Yuan'er misses the emperor's grandmother." Wei Yuan smiled and stepped forward to be coquettish.
The Queen Mother pointed at her and scolded with a smile, "It's sweet for you." β
"The relationship between the fifteenth sister and the imperial grandmother is really good, which is really the envy of my sister." A woman in a fancy dress suddenly laughed softly.
Wei Yuan looked over and was a little puzzled, she hadn't seen this person, but listening to the title, it might be her sister.
"Yes, Queen Mother, you see, Yuan'er only has you in her heart, and the concubines have become the background." Concubine Li chuckled and said, but her words were not very friendly.
"This is also a common thing, after all, the fifteenth sister has been away from the palace for many years, and it is common sense that she has just returned to the palace to be unfamiliar, and it will be good to be more familiar with it in the future, fifteenth sister, you don't recognize your sister when you touch it, I am your eighth sister." The woman who spoke first spoke softly again.
Her words sound like a siege relief, but they also imply a certain meaning, which makes people can't help but think about it.
Wei Yuan couldn't understand the deep meaning of their words, but she was also sensitive to their bad intentions.
Before she could come up with something, the rest of the people followed.
The Queen Mother closed her eyes slightly, and when they were all finished, she said, "Yuan'er has been outside the palace with the mourning family since she was a child, and the mourning family always thinks that this child has suffered too much, so they want to make her feel more comfortable......"
As soon as the Queen Mother said this, some people's faces changed slightly, and the warning and maintenance in these words were too obvious.
However, the queen mother said, "But the queen is right, Yuan'er is not young now, and she will reach the age of marriage in a few years, and she should learn some rules." β
As soon as she heard the rules, Wei Yuan's face changed, and she immediately looked at the queen.
The queen was still dignified and peaceful, but nodded to the queen mother with a smile on the corner of her mouth.
The Queen Mother took Wei Yuan's hand and patted it, "You are a princess, the rules in the palace always have to be learned, starting tomorrow, you will go to Qifeng Palace to learn the palace rules with the queen from the hour." β
"Imperial grandmother, I ......" Wei Yuan was anxious.
"Yuan'er, you have been smart since you were a child, and the mourning family believes that you can do a good job, don't let the mourning family down." The Queen Mother interrupted her words, and looked at the queen again, "Queen, the mourning family will hand over Yuan'er to you, this girl has been spoiled by the mourning family since she was a child, you should bear more." β
The queen bowed slightly, "The queen mother can rest assured, the concubines will live up to the trust." β
This matter was decided in this way, and then the Queen Mother dismissed everyone because she was unwell, and let Bai Tang serve to rest.
Bai Tang supported the Queen Mother back to the inner hall.
When she was about to go out, the queen turned her head sideways, glanced at Bai Tang's back meaninglessly, and the corners of her mouth hooked up a smile.
"Alas, the body of the mourning family, I don't know how many years I can protect you, Yuan'er, this child is smart, but he is too naΓ―ve, what about you...... Alas. Back in the inner hall, the Queen Mother sighed deeply.
"The Queen Mother will live a long life." Bai Tang helped the Queen Mother to the side of the bed and removed her robe and headdress.
Since the death of Mama Fei, the Queen Mother's daily life has been handled by Bai Tang.
She said this not just to appease, her research over the years has already gained eyebrows, and after a period of time, she can start to recuperate for the Queen Mother.
Although it is impossible to live forever, it is not impossible to live to hundreds if nothing else.
The Queen Mother only regarded it as her appeasement and waved her hand, "The mourning family only hopes that when you can still breathe, it will be arranged for you, and the mourning family has nothing to ask for now, I just hope that you two girls can be safe and happy, and live a happy life." β
Bai Tang knelt on one knee, gently held the withered hand of the Queen Mother, and looked up at her seriously, "You don't need to worry too much, we are no longer babbling children, and, believe me, your body will get better and better." β
The Queen Mother was silent, then raised her hand and gently stroked her sideburns, and smiled kindly, "The mourning family believes it." β
The night was dark.
Finally soothed the noisy girl to sleep, Bai Tang was about to go back to the room, but was stopped by the waiting palace people.
As the palace people walked out of the gate of Jingning Palace, they saw a second-grade chamberlain beside Wei Guojun, saying that they asked her to go to the imperial study immediately.
This will be the light in the imperial study, and after the report, Bai Tang will enter it with the attendant.
"Bai Tang see the king." She bowed her head and saluted, but subconsciously glanced at Wei Jiuli who was standing on the side, and then saluted Wei Guojun who was seated.
The atmosphere in the hall seemed to be a little depressing, Wei Guojun raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, trying to ease his expression, but there was still a little anger between his eyebrows.
"Get up, you can take a look at this first." Wei Guojun casually threw a book on the table, his expression a little chilled.
The manager took a few copies of the folds and a roll of paper and handed them to Bai Tang.
Bai Tang took it and unfolded it, and then his eyebrows froze.
The roll of paper she unfolded turned out to be a pleading, or a complaint against the fifteenth princess Wei Yuan for bullying others and forcing three lives to die.
It is clearly described in it, saying that a woman offended the princess when she was swimming in the lake, and the princess forced the woman to death by virtue of her identity, and then threatened by raiding the door and forced the woman's parents to death.
She immediately looked up at Wei Jiuli.
This incident is exactly what happened when I was swimming in the lake today, but the facts are false, but this statement is very tricky, specious, and even irrefutable.
Wei Jiuli's thin lips were pursed, and his face was a little bad.
Bai Tang opened a few more twists and turns, and said something similar.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid there is another reason at this time, I am afraid that there is a plan." Bai Tang closed the recital and folded.
"Lone knows that although he has been separated for eight years, he doesn't know a lot about Yuan'er, but there is no wind and no waves, Lone orders you to come, one is that tomorrow Lone will issue an order to let Yuan'er be grounded in the palace, and you need to be appeased at that time; The second is to let you assist Li Er to find out this matter as soon as possible, and let Li Er tell you about the specific matters later, and don't alarm the Queen Mother about this matter. β
Bai Tang looked at Wei Jiuli, although she didn't understand why she was asked to cooperate with the other party to investigate the case, but it was about Wei Yuan, and she would not stand by, "Obey the order." β
Leaving the imperial study, the two walked side by side on the palace road.
Wei Jiuli had already told her everything he had learned.
On the surface, this thing seems to be really seamless.
The woman committed suicide because she was intimidated by Wei Yuan, and then the other party's father heard that his daughter had offended the princess, and heard that the princess had threatened to behead them all over the house, so he left a blood letter, exchanged his life for his life, and begged the princess to spare the family, so he hung the beam.
The woman's mother beat the drum and died in court because of excessive sadness.
Before the yamen could react, the cause and effect of this incident was like growing wings and being propagated by adding oil and vinegar.
In the end, some people spontaneously surrounded the government to seek justice for the family.
At night, the name of the fifteenth princess Wei Yuan was almost all known throughout the city.