Chapter 240: The Fish Dies, the Net Breaks
Xu Meitang finished reading the letter, and then burned the letter according to the order on the letter.
The general trend has passed, and there is no way to recover. The emperor ascended the throne and did not attack others, he was bent on killing their Xu family, and he didn't even discuss it with them.
Their family can't be better, no one can think about it, and in the end, the fish will die.
The emperor wanted to take advantage of the situation to marry her, but he did not treat her as a wife one day, she wanted to fight for it herself, but she was not pleasing everywhere, in this case, why marry her again?
This night, Xu Meitang didn't close her eyes.
In the early morning of the second day, Miaoli slept until three o'clock in the morning, and was surprised to find that Zhou Shuxuan was still by her side. At this point, he hadn't even gone to the morning court, and there was no eunuch outside to call him, which seemed very unusual.
Miao Li patted him lightly and asked, "Why don't you get up yet?" ”
Zhou Shuxuan closed his eyes and said with a deep sense of sleep: "Today's officials are resting, and I also want to take a day off and sleep lazy." ”
Saying these words from his mouth, Miao Li inexplicably felt amused, and said with a smile: "Will you be too willful?" ”
Zhou Shuxuan turned over and hugged her and said, "Even if I sleep lazily, even if I am willful, then what is it if you sleep lazily every day?" ”
"I'm idle and have nothing to do to sleep, and if you don't do something when you have something, then you shouldn't be."
She had nothing else to do but sleep.
Zhou Shuxuan didn't say anything to her about anything else, closed his eyes and asked, "Do you know what day it is?" ”
"Today...... March 22," Miao Li suddenly remembered, "Shouldn't it be the Tianchang Festival today?" ”
There have been too many things recently, and no one has mentioned it in her ears, and there seems to be no one in the palace to arrange it, so she forgot about it. No wonder he didn't go to the court today, he is usually not such a willful person.
At this time, Zhou Shuxuan opened his eyes, looked at her and said, "Even today, you don't even remember my birthday, and you are embarrassed to say that I am willful." ”
Being stared at embarrassed, Miao Li laughed dryly, "I just ...... I just remembered, aren't you going to sleep in? Go to sleep. ”
"I don't want to sleep because you're making such a fuss." Zhou Shuxuan lifted the quilt and got up and got out of bed, he was not very happy on this birthday, the eldest prince was going to be a monk, and King Qi was sick, so there was no fanfare arrangement, and the so-so past was fine.
Miao Li sat on the bed and asked, "But what are you doing when you don't sleep?" Do you want to approve the excerpts? ”
"Things were pretty much dealt with yesterday, and I don't have anything to do today. But there are still people who come to pay their respects, and I have to go out and meet them, and it's almost time for dinner when they're done. ”
"It's so simple, I don't think that's what I remember. I remember that one year when the emperor celebrated his birthday, the palace lanterns were placed all the way to the entrance of the lamp market, and all the people were happy together, so it was not lively. ”
"If you don't have money, and you're upset, it's easier."
What he said for these two reasons, Miaoli was speechless and answered correctly. She was still thinking about things in bed, and Zhou Shuxuan had already packed up and was ready to go out.
"I'll go out first, you stay alone, and you eat by yourself."
Zhou Shuxuan threw down a sentence and left, Miaoli was still looking at his back in a daze, and asked Mama Xi on the side for a long time, "Is the emperor not very happy?" ”
She really didn't do well enough, she even forgot his birthday, and put all her mind on others.
"The emperor has always been very good to Niangniang, and he shouldn't be unhappy about this matter, but Niangniang is not quite right, and he shouldn't forget the emperor's birthday." They didn't think about it, they forgot it.
The words were very pertinent, without favoritism, Miaoli could listen to these words. began to think about how to make up for this matter, Zhou Shuxuan was really good to her, and never asked her to do anything, at this time she really couldn't think of how to make up for it.
After Zhou Shuxuan left, Miaoli also got up, and meditated for a long time, but she really couldn't think of a way.
Seeing that she didn't think about tea and didn't want to eat, Xiaohong said on the side: "Why don't you make something for the emperor herself, the emperor will definitely be happy." ”
"But it's only half a day, and it's too late to do anything."
Mama Xi was also helping her with ideas, "Isn't Niangniang the best at carpentry?" Carving a small thing, a dragon or a little doll or something, cute and blessed. ”
As soon as Mama Xi finished speaking, Xiaohong smiled and said, "It's good to carve a little doll, but the best thing for the slave is to give birth to a little doll for the emperor." With children, the emperor is the happiest. ”
"You bold girl, you actually made fun of me. Why don't you give He Yuan a little doll? Miao Li got up and chased after her and was about to fight, and the two got into a mess.
The two played for a while, and Miao Li suddenly knew what to give, and married Paper and Ink and thought about painting a picture for him, which was also her heart. It's really too late today, and she will definitely prepare a congratulatory gift for him early next year.
As soon as he painted, he painted until dark, and Zhou Shuxuan had not returned. Thinking that there should be a birthday banquet in the palace, he will come back a little late, so Miao Li waited with peace of mind, and stuffed her stomach with something casually. Wait for him to come back, and then accompany him to eat a bowl of longevity noodles.
"The noodles rolled by the mother herself, the emperor will definitely praise them." Xiaohong came over and lit the candle and said to Miaoli.
Miaoli is not so confident, the noodles she rolls are actually not very good, and they are very ugly, the thickness is inconsistent, she has never done such a thing before, if Zhou Shuxuan doesn't like her, she can accept it.
I waited anxiously for a while, but I still didn't see any sign of Zhou Shuxuan's return. Miaoli yawned boredly, and looked at the painting that had been dried, and the painting was still good. The painting is a family portrait of their future, a family of four, with both children and daughters, and they are a little embarrassed to look at.
After waiting for an extremely long time, the person still did not come back, so Miao Li asked people to boil the sobering soup, worried that he would get drunk outside and feel unwell.
Xiaohong came in to add some clothes to her, but it was too late, and she couldn't help complaining, "I don't know what the emperor thinks?" didn't come back so late, and didn't let Niangniang attend the banquet, as if he didn't want to tell anyone about Niangniang's existence. ”
In the morning, she was messing with her, and Miaoli was really angry now, "Don't talk nonsense, it's not like you don't know why he didn't let me out." Wait slowly, I'm not in a hurry, and you must not be in a hurry. ”
After waiting for a while, Miao Li was also a little breathless. She wasn't afraid of anything else, but she was afraid that he would go to live in the Niangniang Palace when he was drunk and happy, and she really didn't know where to be ashamed at that time.
Suddenly, Gao Fu's voice came from outside. Miao Li was shocked for a moment, afraid that he was here to inform the emperor that he would not return. Calm down before inviting someone in.
Gao Fu seemed to be in a hurry, and knelt down in front of Miaoli when he entered the door, "Niangniang, the emperor invites you over." ”
only said that he invited her over, but did not say the reason, Gao Fu was still very anxious. On this occasion, Zhou Shuxuan shouldn't have invited him over, something must have happened.
Miao Li asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Gao Fu looked embarrassed, did not answer, and said again: "Niangniang, the emperor invites you to come over, don't ask anything, let's talk about it later." ”
Gao Fu said this, which not only means that something has happened, but also that this matter is very big.
Miao Li thought about it carefully and couldn't think of what the reason might be. There may still be a banquet over there, so Miao Li changed her clothes and went.
Sitting on the sedan chair, Miaoli's heart became more and more restless, and she always felt that something big had happened.
When she arrived at Liuhua Palace, before she entered the door, Miaoli felt a depressing atmosphere. Steady heart walked in, and when I entered the door, I saw a person kneeling on the ground, Xu Meitang kneeling in the middle, and Zhou Shuxuan sat on it with a very bad face. There was no joy at all about the birthday, as if it had been on fire.
Miao Li walked to the front and knelt down in a proper manner, and said goodbye to Zhou Shu. Zhou Shuxuan didn't let her get up as usual, but held his head and didn't know what he was thinking, and he was still very angry. After a long time, Zhou Shuxuan spoke, "Empress, what you said just now, say it again." ”
Miao Li's heart is even more bottomless, Xu Meitang regards her as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh, and must have said something bad to her. made Zhou Shuxuan so angry again, shouldn't she be talking about the eldest princess? It's not impossible.
"Just say it, the concubines are not afraid of anything, anyway, they are all people who are going to die, and whoever comes the concubines dare to say it. I only hope that the emperor can see the facts clearly and believe what the concubine said. ”
Zhou Shuxuan yelled, "Say! ”
Xu Meitang glanced at Miao Li coldly, a smile appeared on her face, and she slowly spoke: "The concubine said that the eldest princess of Zhuangding and the king of Qi had an affair, and the two had already secretly married the fetal beads, but the child was gone. But they are still together, and the so-called ordination and illness are just ways for them to want to leave. They had already set up their houses, and now they are doing these things just to get out. The eldest princess has not been married for many years because of King Qi, and King Qi has no heirs because of the eldest princess. They had long been hooked up in the barracks, and many of the soldiers knew that they were close. ”
Sure enough, because of this incident, Miao Li's heart was cold. Xu Meitang seems to really don't care about anything, and wants to break the net with her.
Looking at Zhou Shuxuan's appearance, he seemed to be very angry and angry about this matter. Only by believing everything she says will you be so angry.
After Xu Meitang finished speaking, she turned to Miaoli and said, "Your Majesty, she knows all this, and she walks between the two of them to cover for the eldest princess and King Qi." But he didn't tell the emperor a word, and he committed the crime of bullying the king. Your Majesty, this kind of demon girl who deceives the king must not stay, she is a scourge. The concubine was also threatened by her three times and twice, and she didn't dare to tell the emperor the truth of the matter. ”
In this way, you may be able to save yourself.
After this long silence, Zhou Shuxuan's gaze turned to Miao Li and asked, "Is what she said true?" ”