Chapter Eighty-Six: You Are Not Worthy
There was silence in Cining Palace, and the palace people looked at the Queen Mother with a not very good face, and they were also a little timid.
"Hasn't Master Huijue been invited yet?" The Queen Mother asked in a cold voice.
Mama personally lit the soothing incense, and then came over and said, "I asked someone to invite me, I shouldn't have come over so soon." ”
After speaking, the palace maid outside walked in and saluted before saying, "Queen Mother, the honorable person asks to see her, saying that there is a very important matter to return." ”
As soon as the Queen Mother heard the words 'respect for the nobles', her expression became colder, and she only said: "Do you know what it is?" ”
"The slave doesn't know."
Mama whispered on the side: "Could it be that it is also a matter of Dingnanhou?" The slave maid heard someone say early in the morning that Lord Jingzhao Yin Zhang was waiting outside the palace before dawn, as if it was also for the matter of Dingnanhou. ”
The Queen Mother glanced at her, sighed slightly, and then said, "That's it, let her in." ”
The palace maid hurriedly answered.
After a while, she smelled a strong fragrance of fat powder, and the Queen Mother raised her eyes to look at the person in front of her, and said, "What is the reason for coming here early in the morning?" ”
"Back to the Queen Mother, the concubines came over for the sake of Jiacai." The honorable man looked at the Queen Mother's innocent expression, and only sneered in his heart.
"Jiacai Ren ......" The Queen Mother hesitated for a moment and raised her eyes to look at her: "The mourning family has no longer care about the affairs of the harem, if something happens, you go back to the emperor." ”
Jing Guiren didn't expect her to shirk it, and said: "Queen Mother, the concubines don't dare to go to the emperor without permission, after all, this matter is ...... It's so cruel. ”
The Queen Mother's eyebrows furrowed almost invisibly, raised her eyes and looked at her deeply, and said, "Then tell me, what is going on?" ”
"Yes." Jing Guiren remembered the words on the silk handkerchief before, so he knelt down and said: "It's okay to blame the concubines for disciplining, Jiacai people brutally killed the only three or four palace people left in her palace, and also instructed people to murder the Marquis of Dingnan......"
When the Queen Mother heard the three words of Dingnanhou, she was stunned, how could she be Dingnanhou again?
"What the hell is going on?"
"That's the case, early this morning, the concubine saw that Jiacai people were delayed in serving, so they sent the maid ring around them to see, I didn't think about it, I just saw Jiacai people pushing the body into the dry well, and said that these palace maids found out that she instructed a woman named Hexiang to murder Dingnanhou, and the other concubines didn't have time to investigate, and they didn't dare to make decisions on their own, so they could only go back and forth to the Queen Mother first, and ask the Queen Mother to make an idea." The honorable man lowered his eyes.
When the Queen Mother heard this, she connected the things before and after, and it was a tight fit, and Mrs. Dingnan Hou came to find that the aunt named Hexiang raised Gu, and Jingzhao Mansion discovered the Gu worm in Dingnanhou's body, and now it has become the hand of Jiacai who instructed Na Hexiang.
"Queen Mother, what's wrong?" Seeing that the Queen Mother was stunned and did not speak, a trace of sarcasm flashed in his eyes.
The Queen Mother glanced at her, exhaled deeply, and said, "Come on, immediately bring Jiacai people to see the mourning family!" ”
Mama also knew that the matter was serious, so she didn't dare to delay, so she hurriedly sent someone to go.
At this time, Jiacai was in the side hall, and she already knew that she had fallen into someone else's trap, but she didn't know how big this trap was, because her henchman Xiao Lizi suddenly disappeared, and the other palace people were also killed by the honorable people, she couldn't get any news, and she couldn't do it.
Just as she was thinking, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside, and she saw that it was Guizhi, so she got up.
"Jiacai?"
Guizhi called softly.
Jiacai answered, walked towards her, opened the bead curtain, saw the anxiety on her face, and said in a deep voice: "This time the matter is ......."
"Talented people have been designed, and I'm afraid that this time there will be more than luck." Gui Zhi remembered the words he saw on the silk handkerchief, and vaguely saw the words Dingnanhou and Gu worm, and knew that Jiacai people would definitely not survive this time.
Jiacai gritted his teeth slightly: "You can make it clear." ”
Gui Zhi said the matter from beginning to end before he said: "The emperor didn't even let go of the queen mother because of the Gu worm incident, you have repeatedly made the emperor angry, and at this juncture, isn't it exactly the same as the queen's situation." ”
It was precisely because of the indiscriminate killing of innocents and Gu worms that the queen was taken away and the phoenix seal was imprisoned in Kunning Palace forever, so what about herself, will the emperor let her die because of the Nine Emperors? Jiacai people are not sure.
After thinking about it, he pulled Guizhi and said, "You have to do me a favor." ”
"Slave ......"
"Don't you want Lin Jinwen to die? Don't worry, I'll drag her with me even if I die, but you must do me a favor. Jiacai pulled her tightly and said.
Gui Zhi thought about it, but nodded: "You say." ”
"Help me go to the palace to pick up someone, the emperor sees this person, maybe he will spare me once, as long as I spare this time, I will definitely not let them go again!" Jiacai gritted her teeth fiercely, and even if she died this time, she would have to pull more people to hell, such as Zhao Huaiyan!
Gui Zhi saw that her always calm eyes showed a fierce killing intent, and knew that she was forced to a dead end, and said, "Don't worry, the slave will go and help you!" With that, he turned around and went out quickly.
But when she walked out of the side hall of Jiacairen, she saw that there were already people waiting for her at the entrance of the corridor.
"Sister Guizhi, you are so anxious, where are you going? Still upset in your stomach? Forsythia looked at her and laughed.
Gui Zhi panicked for a moment, and hurriedly covered his stomach and said, "I just happened to pass by Jiacairen, so I ......."
Forsythia continued to smile and approached: "Sister Guizhi, do you think I will believe that you are actually here to pay tribute to Jiacai?" ”
Guizhi saw her approaching and took two steps back.
Forsythia slowly walked up to Gui Zhi before revealing his coldness: "You dare to betray the nobleman, wait for me to tell the nobleman, you will wait to be beaten to death." ”
"Forsythia, I didn't ......"
"No, then you explain why you came out of here?" Forsythia felt that she had grasped the handle and became more and more arrogant.
Gui Zhi gritted his teeth with a white face, and slowly retreated to the side hall, Gui Zhi also walked in arrogantly, but before he could speak, a black shadow suddenly flashed next to the door, holding a rope and strangling her neck.
She struggled to turn her head to look, and when she saw that it was a talented person, she struggled harder and harder.
Jiacai's strength is not as good as her, seeing that she is about to break free, Gui Zhi picked up a palm-sized stone from the side, looked at Forsythia who was pale and asked for help with him, and said coldly: "If you want to blame, blame you for many things!" With that, the stone slammed down on her head, and Forsythia immediately stopped struggling, and Jiacai strangled for a moment before letting go.
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief, and they heard footsteps outside, Gui Zhi hurriedly looked at it, and was so frightened that he immediately turned around and said to Jia Cai: "It's the Queen Mother." ”
Jiacai people glanced coldly at the forsythia on the ground, and pointed to the dry well not far away: "Throw people in." ”
Gui Zhi nodded, and hurriedly dragged people away, and as soon as the people were dragged away, it happened that the Queen Mother's people also arrived.
Before Jiacai followed the Queen Mother's people, he also looked back at Gui Zhi, who understood and nodded at her.
There were turbulent waves in the palace, and the palace people seemed to be aware of it, and they were all cautious when they saw anyone.
At the gate of the palace, no one expected that His Royal Highness King Ning would suddenly appear in the capital.
The eunuch at the door looked at him, and hurriedly saluted, before he smiled and said, "Why did His Highness come back suddenly, and there was no news from the capital." ”
Zhao Huaiyan lifted the curtain and glanced at him lightly: "Let's go and pass it on." ”
"Wait a minute, the minion will go." The eunuch hurriedly turned his head and trotted away, and Zhao Huaiyan's face became cold. It is impossible to get rid of Jiacai so easily, he knows very well that Jiacai has a few catties and taels, and if she is really dead, she will inevitably bite herself.
Just as he was about to lower the curtain, a familiar figure suddenly appeared at the gate of the palace, Guizhi.
Gui Zhi is the person he placed next to the honorable person, how could he suddenly appear here?
An attendant also recognized it, stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Lord Wang, is Miss Guizhi here to look for you?" ”
"It's not." Regardless of the fact that he didn't summon Gui Zhi at all, Gui Zhi didn't know that he was still in the capital, and she was so cautious that she wanted to do something for others.
Just as he was thinking, a carriage not far away slowly approached, and Guizhi quickly caught up.
The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a girl came out of the carriage, but the moment Zhao Huaiyan saw her face, the sword eyebrows immediately twisted.
"Who's that?"
"It's Xue Wenxin, the daughter of the Xue family." The squire explained.
"Xue family ......" Zhao Huaiyan had a little pain in his eyes, it turned out that he was really a talented person, and when her mother had an accident, it was really her hands and feet, otherwise how could she raise a woman so similar to her mother early on. And this person is not the real Xue family at all.
Gui Zhi took Xue Wenxin, looked around, and only saw a seemingly ordinary carriage parked not far away, didn't pay much attention to it, and hurriedly led her in.
When entering the palace, the little eunuch smiled and said: "Sister Guizhi, slow down, when you see the nobles, remember to say hello to the nobles for the servants." ”
Gui Zhi glanced at him and said with a familiar smile: "If I have the chance, I will definitely ask the nobles to transfer you to the inner palace to serve." After that, he glanced at Xue Wenxin and said in a low voice: "Miss Xue, please come here." ”
Xue Wenxin knew the purpose of his coming to the palace, nodded, and followed her forward.
Zhao Huaiyan watched the people leave, and then walked out of the carriage. He didn't understand that he had treated Jiacai for so many years and the ninth brother was not sincere, why did they have to betray him.
After a while, the eunuch inside came out and looked at Zhao Huaiyan with a smile: "Lord Wang, the emperor invites you to go to the Heart Cultivation Palace." ”
"Hmm." Zhao Huaiyan responded lightly and walked away.
The eunuch looked at the tall prince, and always felt that he was full of murderous aura, and it was clearly a sunny day, which made him shiver.
In Cining Palace, the Queen Mother looked at the Jiacai people in front of her, and she hated that iron could not become steel, and asked in a deep voice: "Those people were really killed by you?" The incense outside the palace was also instructed by you? ”
"The concubine doesn't understand ......"
"How long do you still have to deceive the Queen Mother? Jiacai people, my palace maid heard it with her own ears. ”
"Where is the palace maid that Niangniang said?" Jiacai turned his head to look at her.
Seeing that she was playing this kind of word game, the honorable person couldn't help but chuckle: "Jiacai people are trying to delay time?" In my opinion, you are not such a rude person. With that, someone from outside came in and whispered a few words in her ear.
After listening to this, the noble man said to the Queen Mother: "Back to the Queen Mother, the palace maid of the concubine just came to report, saying that the palace maid Forsythia, who found that Jiacai had a problem in the morning, had been killed in the Jiacai Palace. ”
The Queen Mother looked at Jiacai deeply, only to be troubled by this matter, raised her hand, and beckoned someone: "What's wrong with the emperor?" ”
"I heard that the prince has returned to the palace." Mama said.
Jiacai and Jing Guiren clenched their palms at the same time, how could Zhao Huaiyan suddenly return to the palace? The honorable people were even more surprised, could it be that Zhao Huaiyan did not leave the capital at all and was always there?
When the Queen Mother heard this, she looked at the two of them deeply and said, "In this case, you all go to the Heart Cultivation Palace." ”
"The Queen Mother ......" Jiacai heard this, and panicked, did the Queen Mother really not plan to save her at all?
"If you haven't done it, the mourning family believes that the emperor will return your innocence. Come and send the noble and talented people to the Heart Cultivation Palace. After that, he rubbed his eyebrows tiredly, closed his eyes and said no more.
Soon a palace maid came, and Jiacai people wanted to ask again, but they were pinched by the noble people and sneered: "Why, Jiacai people don't dare to see the emperor?" Is there a ghost in your heart? ”
Jiacai hated her in his heart, and the killing intent flashed in his eyes, seeing that the Queen Mother really didn't plan to care anymore, she just shook off her hand and turned away. The honorable man also followed.
As soon as the people left, the grandmother on one side looked at the Queen Mother who closed her eyes and said worriedly: "Aren't you going to care about Jiacai?" ”
"I used to think she was smart and obedient, but if she can be so ruthless, how can she help her? And this matter has been involved in the affairs of the imperial court, this is the emperor's taboo, and the mourning family can't get their hands on it, especially now that King Ning is back...... "As soon as she thought of King Ning, the Queen Mother's face sank a little more, and she waved her hand and didn't say more.
Mama didn't dare to ask again, called someone to wait carefully, turned her head and looked in the direction where the Jiacai people and nobles had left, and didn't say anything more.
In front of the Heart Cultivation Palace, Xu Chengqing was already waiting, and when he saw Zhao Huaiyan coming, he was surprised: "Lord Wang......"
Zhao Huaiyan saw that it was him and said, "Lord Xu is here, but what did you find?" ”
Xu Chengqing arched his hand, knowing in his heart that he must have understood the cause and effect, and said, "Her mouth is very tight, and she can't ask anything." ”
"It doesn't matter, soldiers don't get tired of cheating." Zhao Huaiyan said lightly, took something from his arms and gave it to him, and then stepped in.
Xu Chengqing was stunned, suddenly understood his words, and blinked before looking at the back of him leaving, and couldn't help but admire in his heart.
When Zhao Huaiyan entered the main hall, he saw Lord Zhang standing on the side with a serious face, and stepped forward to greet the emperor before saying: "The son returned to Beijing without authorization, and he did not communicate with his father, and asked his father to punish him." ”
When the emperor saw him, he was in a slightly better mood, and then said: "The road is dangerous, and you should not say it." But just in time, I have something to try, and you're listening. ”
"Yes." Zhao Huaiyan retreated to one side.
Only then did Lord Zhang say: "Your Majesty, how do you think this matter should be handled?" ”
"Call Xu Chengqing in." The emperor coldly put the fold presented by Xu Chengqing on one side.
Gonggong An quickly led Xu Chengqing in, and as soon as Xu Chengqing entered the hall, he knelt down and saluted.
The emperor glanced at him, his eyes were complicated, and then he said, "Xu Aiqing got up and talked back." ”
Xu Chengqing hurriedly saluted and stood up, and told the incident of last night again, before saying: "Weichen was only based on Mrs. Hexiang's adoptive mother's report, saying that she was guilty of murder, so she went to get someone, and Dingnanhou, who was worried that she would harm the pillars of the country, didn't want to go, so with the help of Mrs. Dingnanhou, he found out the hidden Gu worms in her room, and ......" He seemed to hesitate.
Master Zhang was surprised: "Last night, Dingnanhou really crawled out of his stomach with a Gu worm called Red Lotus Gu, which is really evil. ”
Xu Chengqing was also surprised, he thought that Jin Wu was just guessing, but he didn't think it was true.
After thinking about it, he looked at Zhao Huaiyan on the side, and he was more confident, so he said: "Your Majesty, in Hexiang's room, I also found an object from the palace, which I think is a token." With that, he carefully took out something wrapped in silk cloth from his sleeve.
The Emperor's hand slowly tapped on the dragon case, and it was not until the thing appeared in front of him that his face sank, and he lifted all the pieces on the table to the ground.
Everyone was so frightened that they all knelt down, and Zhao Huaiyan stood on the side and looked indifferently at the thing in Zhao Huaiyan's hand, which was a six-sided diamond-shaped green jade. The emperor once said that his concubine was the most beautiful and precious jadeite in the world, so he often asked people to send her a pendant with a large piece of jadeite finely carved into a six-sided diamond. After the death of Concubine Yin, this thing also appeared in the palace, and there were concubines who used it as a curse for their souls, cursing Concubine Yin to go to the eighteenth layer of hell, and there was no return.
The emperor's clenched fists trembled slightly, and he stared at Xu Chengqing coldly: "You found this thing in her room?" ”
Seeing that he was so angry, Xu Chengqing didn't dare to move his eyes, although cold sweat was already breaking out on his back, he still said firmly: "Yes." ”
"!" The emperor stood up angrily and stared at him: "If someone in the palace instructs, could it be the ghost of Concubine Yin?" ”
"This ......" Xu Chengqing knew what this thing represented, and he also knew why Zhao Huaiyan carried it with him.
He knelt down and said, "The minister doesn't dare to deceive the emperor." ”
After saying that, Father-in-law An saw that there was a little eunuch at the door looking at him, so he quietly retreated, looked at the little eunuch and said, "What's the matter?" ”
"It's the Queen Mother who asked the emperor to decide one thing."
"What?" Gonggong An was puzzled, the little eunuch looked outside the Yangxin Palace, and Gonggong An saw that it was a noble and talented person, and frowned slightly: "The emperor is angry now, I'm afraid that he won't see the two mothers, let them wait in the side hall first." ”
"But......" The little eunuch said with a strange face: "I heard that this matter is also related to the matter of Dingnanhou." ”
When Gonggong An heard this, he looked inside again and exhaled deeply: "That's it, go and talk about it." ”
"Thank you, father-in-law."
"Wait, wait for the summons." Father-in-law An admonished, and then turned his head and went inside.
When he arrived in the inner room and saw the emperor with a gloomy face, he said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Jiacai people and the honorable people ask to see you, saying that it is related to the matter of Dingnanhou." ”
The emperor's face was even colder: "Come in!" ”
"Yes." Gonggong An hurriedly glanced at the little eunuch before shouting: "Respect the nobles, the talented people." ”
After a while, both of them came in.
As soon as Jiacai came in, when he saw Zhao Huaiyan's cold face, he gritted his teeth slightly, and after kneeling down to salute, he said to Zhao Huaiyan: "Huaiyan, this time I went to the border pass, have you ever seen Qian'er, is he okay?" ”
The honorable people were a little disdainful, the emperor didn't like Zhao Tian at all, did she still want to use Zhao Tian to win the emperor's mercy.
Zhao Huaiyan's face was even colder, but he knew that Jiacai wanted to win the emperor's mercy, but he just wanted to remind him of his friendship with Zhao Tian so that he could help her.
He looked at Jiacai and said indifferently: "When this king just entered the palace, I heard that Jiacai's niece seems to have also entered the palace. ”
When the noble man heard this, he raised his eyebrows, but laughed: "Jiacai people are fast, but without my permission, who led Jiacairen's niece into the palace?" ”
When Jiacai heard Zhao Huaiyan mention Xue Wenxin, she knew that something was wrong, and now she just hoped that Guizhi would never bring Xue Wenxin over.
The emperor frowned: "What are you doing here?" ”
Seeing that the emperor was angry, the noble man knew that what was said on the silk cloth must have come to pass, so he looked at the emperor calmly and said: "Your Majesty, it was early this morning, the concubine found out that Jiacai suddenly killed all the palace people in her side hall, and the concubine also found that Jiacai seemed to have been in contact with the people of Dingnan Houfu. ”
"Dingnan Hou Mansion?" The emperor didn't care if Jiacai killed someone, but only turned his head to look at Jiacai: "Who are you contacting and what are you doing?" ”
"The concubine's palace maid Forsythia also heard Jiacai people talk about raising Gu, but the concubine asked Forsythia to stare at Jiacai people again, before coming here, Forsythia had already been killed." Honoring the nobles added fuel to the fire.
Jiacai saw the emperor's tightly clenched fist hanging by his side, his face turned slightly pale, and he shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, you believe in the concubine, the concubine did not kill anyone......"
"Are you, do you still want to put your sins on others as you did back then?" When the emperor said this, he almost gritted his teeth, but when he thought of the incident back then, he felt as if he had a heart-rending pain, he had slowly forgotten about it, but this talented man wanted to run out again to re-expose this matter, and let him look directly at the mistakes he made back then!
When Jiacai heard this, he begged to look up at him: "Your Majesty, the concubines have no ......"
"None? Then I ask you, is that Hexiang in Dingnan Hou Mansion your person? The Emperor asked in a cold voice.
Jiacai gritted his teeth slightly, remembering what Gui Zhi said, knowing that Hexiang must have been exposed, he could only shake his head: "The concubine doesn't know ...... this person."
"Don't know?" The emperor turned around and took the diamond-shaped jade and put it in front of her: "What about this thing?" Didn't you give it to her either? ”
"No, Your Majesty, the concubine hasn't touched this thing......"
"Bastard, shameless!" The emperor slapped her in the face with a backhand, hitting her to the side: "Now that the human and material evidence is there, don't you still admit it?" How many more people will come out and identify you before you will admit it? Do I have to see you with my own eyes to tell the truth? ”
"Concubine......" Jiacai covered his bloody face and had to explain, and someone suddenly came from outside: "Your Majesty, there is a Miss Xue outside who asks to see you." ”
Jiacairen's eyes widened suddenly: "Don't ......"
When the noble person saw her like this, she knew that it must be her niece, the more she didn't want to see it, the more she wanted to see it, I heard that this Miss Xue was four or five points similar to the concubine back then.
The emperor also spoke: "Biography! ”
Soon, Xue Wenxin came in.
She was dressed in a smoky emerald green wide-sleeved long skirt, with elegant bamboo printed on the long skirt, holding a cross bun, and pink peach blossoms in the center of her eyebrows.
When the emperor saw her for the first time, his heart jumped suddenly, and he subconsciously called out the name of Concubine Yin.
When Jiacai heard his subconscious voice, he only felt that his heart was like a knife, even if Concubine Yin had been dead for so many years, the emperor really couldn't forget her......
"The courtier Xue Wenxin has seen the emperor." Xue Wenxin looked at the tall and mature man in front of him who was over fifty years old, and he could vaguely see the handsome and extraordinary appearance in the past, and the way he looked at himself, it must be affectionate and guilty, as his aunt said.
The corners of her mouth couldn't hide the smile, but at this moment of laughter, the emperor suddenly came back to his senses, and then a huge shame and anger followed.
His eagle eyes became cold, and he clenched the jade in his palm tightly, he didn't care if someone had wronged Jiacai now, he just wanted Jiacai to die.
"Come on, Jiacai people are vicious with their intentions, and give a glass of poisonous wine." The Emperor turned his back and said indifferently.
Faced with this sudden result, Jiacai raised his head in shock: "Your Majesty, these are their side words......"
"Didn't you hear me?" The emperor didn't want to be patient anymore, and in order to protect his reputation, he didn't punish Jiacairen, but now is the time.
Zhao Huaiyan looked at everything lightly, glanced at Jiacairen, but did not speak.
Seeing this, Jiacairen knew that he would definitely die, so he only sat on the ground and laughed: "That's it, the emperor has wanted to kill his concubines for a long time, but the emperor, do you know that your favorite son has been plotting to avenge his mother?" ”
Xu Chengqing's face sank, and he hurriedly looked at Zhao Huaiyan worriedly.
Zhao Huaiyan seemed to have been prepared, and saluted the emperor: "Erchen knows that his father has suffered for so many years, and he knows that his mother will not blame his father, how can he murder his father." ”
The book behind the emperor trembled slightly: "Your mother's concubine...... Don't you really resent me? ”
"When Erchen was a child, he never heard his mother say that his father was not, if his mother didn't see his father, everything was related to his father, and Erchen couldn't imagine that his mother would resent his father, not to mention that his father was deceived back then." Zhao Huaiyan bowed and lowered his eyes.
When the emperor heard these words, he closed his eyes heavily: "It's me who is sorry for her. ”
Jiacai saw that the emperor believed Zhao Huaiyan so easily, so he said loudly: "Your Majesty, he has cultivated a lot of people in the palace, in order to seize the throne in the future......"
"Jiacai killed his mother, do you want to kill me?" Zhao Huaiyan only felt as if she had been pierced into a spike in her heart, and it hurt badly, it turned out that at the beginning, no matter how good he was to Jiacairen's mother and son, she wanted to die by herself.
Jiacairen's eyes were red: "You ......"
"In that case, why don't the Jiacai people say that there are those people who are King Ning's people?" The honorable man rolled his eyes, glanced at the person in this Heart Cultivation Palace, and said, "For example, is there a ...... in this Heart Cultivation Palace?"
"Enough, you really think I'm stupid, so you can tease?" The emperor turned sideways and looked at the noble man coldly, and the noble man was frightened by this look, opened his mouth, and swallowed back all the words: "The concubine doesn't dare." ”
"Don't drag her down yet!" The emperor said coldly.
Gonggong An quietly glanced at Zhao Huaiyan, and hurriedly recruited the little eunuch around him to drag Jiacai people down.
When Jiacai was dragged away, he gritted his teeth: "Your Majesty, the concubine really loves you, everything the concubine does is for your good, Zhao Huaiyan wants to kill you, he wants to take the throne......"
The emperor only turned a deaf ear, and waited for Jiacai to drag him away, only to catch a glimpse of Xue Wenxin kneeling on the ground, looking at her exactly the same dress as the former concubine, and with a gloomy face, he ripped off her hairpin and pulled her hair bun apart, and then said coldly: "Take off your clothes and get out of the palace!" ”
"Your Majesty's ......" Xue Wenxin bit her lip slightly, wanting to look at him pitifully, but was pushed by the honorable nobles: "Miss Xue still wants the emperor to say it again?" ”
"But the courtiers ......"
"Are you also worthy of learning from Yin Concubine? Inferior people. The emperor glanced at her indifferently, and then glanced at Zhao Huaiyan: "The matter of Gu insects, since King Jing can't find out clearly, you come to investigate, I will want all the Gu insects in this capital to disappear within three days!" ”
"The retainers obeyed." Zhao Huaiyan lowered his eyes lightly, but when he saw the suspicion in the emperor's eyes, he knew that even if he explained, he would not believe himself. Jiacai people really know him, and his suspicious personality will not let go even the dearest person and the dearest son.
Xue Wenxin had to take off his outer robe, leaving only a white undershirt and being dragged away in humiliation.
Zhao Huaiyan also withdrew with Master Zhang and Xu Chengqing.
When leaving the palace, Xu Chengqing couldn't help but look at Zhao Huaiyan and said, "Lord, today's matter ......"
"My father has already made a decision, and he won't investigate it carefully, the one named Hexiang, didn't someone accuse her of murder, and she disposed of it." After Zhao Huaiyan finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Lord Zhang: "When this king returned to Beijing, I heard that Jin Wu entered the prison of Jingzhao Mansion?" ”
"This matter is strange, and the lower officials will definitely investigate it carefully." Master Zhang arched his hand.
Zhao Huaiyan didn't say much, his father had begun to suspect him, so he would inevitably start to check himself, and some things would have to be accelerated.
When he walked out of the high walls of the palace, he glanced in the direction of the Jingzhao Mansion, fortunately, he was not like his father, he had people who could be completely trusted, and there were people who could trust him completely.
Thinking of this, the eyes that had been frozen for a long time finally overflowed with a little tenderness.
At this time, Lin Jinwen was sitting in the 'VIP area' cell rearranged by Master Zhang, and the tea brewed on the tea table was not bad.
She looked at Mrs. Yan standing at the door and smiled lightly: "Why does Mrs. Yan have to kill me?" ”
Mrs. Yan didn't know what was happening in the palace, and this time she came to prepare, so she only smiled and said: "When Miss Lin goes to court, if you don't admit it, your maid named Cai'er on the Zhuangzi is only afraid of danger." ”
"You're threatening me?" Lin Jinwen looked at her face with high and protruding cheekbones, and felt more and more bitter: "I'm just an ordinary woman, why can't Mrs. get along with me?" ”
"You're in the way. Miss Lin, you were born with such a beautiful country and such a smart nature, why can't you see that you are not worthy of His Royal Highness King Ning? If you leave this marriage early and leave the capital, you may be able to live this life in peace. ”
When Lin Jinwen heard this, she only felt funny, and couldn't help but raise her teacup and said, "The tea here is good, do you want to come in and taste it?" ”
"Humph......"
"But there's no hurry, wait for me to go out, Mrs. Xing is lucky enough to live in this cell." Lin Jinwen said with a smile, there has been no news in the palace until now, which means that it is good news, otherwise Jiacai people will fight back against him, and he will definitely be impatient to put himself to death, and he will not let Mrs. Yan can't help but come to him in person to talk ruthlessly.
When Mrs. Yan heard this, she disdained and sneered: "You will also play tricks, but when the time comes, your beloved Yahuan will die, but you can't blame me, I just kindly reminded me." ”
"Then I kindly remind Madame ......" Lin Jinwen's tea cup was coldly placed on the table, and then she restrained all the smiles on her face: "You have repeatedly and repeatedly failed to get along with me and the Xu family, but don't forget, no one is a soft persimmon." ”
Mrs. Yan looked at her so serious, her small body seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, and she couldn't help but wrinkle her eyebrows.
A little girl happened to run in outside, whispered a few words in her ear, and after listening, Mrs. Yan's face immediately turned a little pale, and she hurriedly turned her head to look at him: "It's true...... true."
"News just came from the palace."
"But how so? Jiacai people gave birth to the Nine Emperor Sons, and the first emperor stipulated that all concubines who have children commit major crimes, and the responsibility must be light, and Jiacai people are at most sent to Changle Nunnery for cultivation, how can they ......" She said this, deliberately lowering her voice so that Lin Jinwen could hear it.
"My lord said that the situation is very complicated, and that Hexiang heard that he was also sentenced to death." The little guy said.
"How could it be...... Dingnanhou was so infatuated with her...... "Mrs. Yan thought about it, and felt that she couldn't continue to stay here, and she didn't look at Lin Jinwen, so she lifted her skirt and walked out quickly.
Lin Jinwen heard their conversation and blinked, things were so smooth?
After thinking about it for a while, Mrs. Xu took Xu Zhaozhao to see her.
The chamber officer was also very sensible, and personally opened the door of the cell to let them in.
As soon as Xu Zhaozhao saw Lin Jinwen, he stepped forward and hugged her: "Sister Jinwen, you have suffered." ”
"It's not bitter." Lin Jinwen pulled her to smile, then looked at Mrs. Xu and said with a smile: "Auntie, have you heard about the palace?" ”
"Naturally, otherwise where would we have time to come and see you, and it would be too late to look for someone to save you." Xu Zhaozhao laughed.
Mrs. Xu also pulled Lin Jinwen to sit down, and then said: "I heard Qing'er say this time, thanks to His Royal Highness King Ning who returned to Beijing in time, otherwise this matter is really not so simple." ”
Lin Jinwen was surprised, Huaiyan actually showed up? A person like Jiacai is like a poisonous snake, he will definitely bite back before he dies, will a suspicious person like the emperor start to suspect Huaiyan from now on? If that's the case, then this time it's really worth the loss.
Mrs. Xu saw that she was still worried, and said strangely: "Jinwen, what's wrong?" ”
Lin Jinwen came back to her senses, shook her head, and asked, "How is my cousin?" Did it go well? She has always been worried that her cousin's new official will be pinched by others.
When Xu Zhaozhao heard this, he became more and more happy: "My brother is majestic, the aunt who carried his wife, I heard that she was sentenced to death, and I don't know if Dingnanhou will save her." ”
Lin Jinwen smiled, a person like Dingnanhou who was obsessed and unsympathetic, knew that after Hexiang gave him a trick, he would definitely not save him again.
But now, as long as people don't die, she doesn't dare to let down her guard easily, so she only said: "When my uncle goes back this time, I still tell my cousin to be a good person." "Jiacai people are so cunning, Hexiang is even more ordinary, if you want to kill it easily, I'm afraid it's not so easy.
Seeing that she was serious, Mrs. Xu also nodded, and then took her hand and said: "I think His Royal Highness King Ning is really interested in you, this is also your blessing, you can rest assured, this matter is watched by King Ning and your uncle, and nothing will happen." ”
"I hope so." Lin Jinwen smiled.
Mrs. Xu and Xu Zhaozhao have been eating dinner with her here, and Xu Zhaozhao still wants to stay and sleep with her, if it weren't for the persuasion of the official for a long time, she would really stay here.
waited for others to send them away, and Wang Ruyan also came, followed by Tao Mou.
As soon as Wang Ruyan saw Lin Jinwen, she quickly ran over and apologized: "Jinwen, I'm sorry, I'm just here now." ”
Lin Jinwen glanced at Tao Mou beside her and said with a smile: "Tao Gongzi is also here." ”
"It's inconvenient for Ru Yan to come alone, I saw that she really wanted to see you, so I found an excuse to take her out." When Tao Mou mentioned Wang Ruyan, his voice was extraordinarily gentle.
Lin Jinwen looked at his affectionate gaze, which didn't seem to be fake.
Wang Ruyan only pulled Lin Jinwen and said, "Don't worry, if this matter is misjudged by the government, my father will definitely break it for you." ”
"Hmm." Lin Jinwen nodded, she knew Wang Yushi's character, and the only thing she was worried about now was that Ru Yan had already made the decision to marry Tao Mou.
She paused, glanced at Tao Mou and said, "Master Tao, I have something to say with Ru Yan, I don't know if it's convenient for you......"
Tao Mou smiled lightly and said apologetically: "Ru Yan has not been in good health recently, the cell is always dark and damp, and it is a place where evil qi gathers, I am worried that Ru Yan will not be able to stand it as a weak woman, if not, I will stand in front, how about you talk to Ru Yan?" ”
Lin Jinwen looked at him and smiled at Ru Yan with concern, and then saw that Ru Yan had no intention of refusing, and sighed in her heart, Brother, I can only help you get here.
Tao Mou took a few steps back and stood, and Lin Jinwen looked at Wang Ruyan and said, "Ruyan, brother, he ......"
"By the way, I have one more happy thing to tell you." Wang Ruyan laughed, Lin Jinwen already had a bad premonition in her heart, but she still listened to her: "I have decided to marry Tao Gongzi, and the eight characters have also been combined, and the wedding date is at the end of the month, which is an auspicious day." ”
"Ru Yan, will it be too hasty?" Lin Jinwen took her hand and said.
Wang Ruyan smiled lightly and endured the sourness in her eyes: "With my status, it's good to be able to marry in the past, and Tao Gongzi treats me very well." After she finished speaking, she shook her head: "Don't mention this matter, this time, I have one more thing to tell you." ”
Lin Jinwen wanted to tell her about her brother's coming back, but Wang Ruyan obviously didn't want to hear it, so she only said, "Do you remember your eldest uncle Lin Duan?" ”
Lin Jinwen naturally remembered that it was just that after Lin Xiyu died, he seemed to have disappeared.
Wang Ruyan said: "Tao Gongzi heard the news, after he resigned, he went to the Lin family, and it seems that he has already set off for the past few days, and it seems that he came with some purpose. ”
"From the clan...... Lin Jinwen twisted her eyebrows, thinking of the old patriarch, maybe you can ask, but the biggest problem now is that my father is far away at the border and not in the capital at all. Looks like we're trying to figure out something else.