Xu Lingyi came back in the evening: "I heard that the fifth aunt has come." But what's the matter? ”

"Master Hou is back!" Eleven Niang smiled and stepped forward to take the cloak, smelling a faint smell of wine on him, "The fifth brother-in-law also heard about the child, and specially asked the fifth sister to come over and ask." I had lunch at Mrs. Tai's, sat down for a while and went back. ”

Xu Lingyi nodded, went to the clean room to wash and change clothes.

"What did you eat for the night?" He asked as he took off his shoes and went to the big kang near the window.

"Eat mutton hot pot." Eleven Niang took the little girl's tea and brought it to Xu Lingyi, "There is a kind of dried wild vegetable, called amaranth, which is boiled in a hot pot and eaten, it is very delicious." Then he asked him with a smile, "Did Master Hou drink today?" ”

Xu Lingyi took a sip of hot tea and leaned on the big pillow with a comfortable expression: "Wang Li is here, let's drink some together." ”

Eleven Niang smiled and went to make the bed.

Xu Lingyi took her hand: "Let's sit for a while!" ”

Eleven Niang sat on the kang as she said.

Xu Lingyi breathed a long sigh: "I haven't been so embarrassed when I've grown so big." He smiled bitterly at Eleven Niang, "Anything goes." It's really only you can't think of it, and there's nothing you can't say. ”

Eleven Niang laughed: "That's how the rumors are!" "The general public has an extraordinary interest in the family of the princess and the princes and nobles, not to mention the fact that there are also district family members who are fueling the troubles.

"I wanted to explain, but looking at their thieves' eyebrows, it was clear that they came to see me lively. It's okay if I don't explain, but I'm afraid that the more I explain, the more they will get more and more energetic. He simply didn't say anything. Xu Lingyi smiled helplessly, there was no gloom between his eyebrows, obviously he didn't pay attention to the commotion of a group of friends.

"Rumors stop at the wise." Eleven Niang still said words of comfort to him, "It will be fine in a few days." ”

Xu Lingyi nodded: "It just so happened that there was a case of murdering a husband and snatching his wife in the Ministry of Works' family, and I have sent someone to publicize it." Everyone heard the new thing, and after two days, they gradually forgot about our incident. ”

Instead of bothering to avoid rumors, it is better to replace them with other things to divert people's attention and make people gradually forget.

When the husband and wife discussed how to turn big things into small things and small things, the emperor went to Kunning Palace with a smile.

The eldest son of the emperor just returned to the palace yesterday, and the queen asked the palace maid beside him for questioning. After listening to the advice of the chamberlain, he hurriedly went out.

The emperor took the queen's hand into the inner room.

The palace maid served tea and tiptoed back.

The emperor said with a smile: "This afternoon, I discussed the defense of Fujian with a few elders, but I heard an interesting thing. ”

The queen was shocked and thought of the Ou family.

"If you can make the emperor say interesting, it must be extremely interesting. The emperor quickly told the concubines to listen. The queen smiled, "Let the concubines also open their eyes." ”

The emperor laughed and said, "It is said that the Marquis of Yongping brought a female village owner back from Miaojiang three years ago and raised her in the horse trafficking alley in the west of the city. Now the children are all three years old. ”

"How is that possible?" The queen's face was full of shock, "How could Master Hou do such a thing that I don't know the importance of." ”

You must know that Ping Miao was the first time the emperor used troops after ascending the throne, and in order to show the might of the Great Zhou, all the captured village owners were beheaded...... Bringing a female owner back is equivalent to releasing prisoners of war privately, and if the imperial historians catch them, it is entirely possible to rise to the level of "collaborating with the enemy and treason". This is to destroy the Nine Clans!

"This must be a rumor!" The queen looked anxious, and her sideburns were already sweating.

"I know." The emperor lowered his head and brushed the tender leaves in the teacup, not noticing the queen's strange appearance, "The fourth child has always been cautious, even if there is such a thing, it will not make the city full of wind and rain." He raised his head, and a sharp edge flew under his eyes, "However, what Liang Laoge said has a nose and eyes, and even the child looks like can be clearly explained, I'm afraid this matter is not so simple." I think, you arrange it as soon as possible, and invite Mrs. Yongping Hou into the palace to talk about it - tomorrow it will be sealed, and the excerpts of the imperial history will not be sent in for a while, but it will be opened on the third day of the first ......."

At that time, I was afraid that the impeachment would fly like snowflakes!

"The concubine knows." The queen responded urgently, and discussed the emperor euphemistically, "It's just that Mrs. Yongping is young, I'm afraid she can't say it clearly for a while, so it's better to invite Mrs. Tai into the palace......"

"Let's invite Mrs. Yongping Hou into the palace!" The emperor groaned, "Mrs. Tai is old, and the juniors have something, and most of them will hide it." If you are angry for a while, it will not be appropriate. ”

The queen listened to it and felt a little cold in her heart.

When the emperor heard the news in the afternoon, he told himself when the key was lost, and he ordered the old Eleven Niang to enter the palace...... Time flies, and the former husband has become the current husband!

But when it comes to her beautiful and intelligent little brother and daughter-in-law, she feels a little at ease.

"That's what the emperor said." She responded, "Early tomorrow morning, the concubine will call Mrs. Yongping Hou to ask." ”

The emperor bowed his head and instructed Gonggong He beside him: "You all retreat!" ”

It means that it will rest here today.

He smiled at the queen again, "The 'bone-in abalone snail' you made when I came last time is extremely delicious, so let's use that club for supper today!" ”

The queen smiled and said "yes". On the one hand, he called the palace maid to pass on the supper, but on the other hand, he secretly thought: Is this not at ease? I'm afraid that I will report to the Marquis of Yongping, and you want to see with your own eyes how I can tell the inner servants?

When I got up early the next morning, I asked Shi Niang to come into the palace in front of the emperor.

“…… What did you say that she brought a female owner back to Yanjing and raised her in the alley of selling horses. also said that the child has a pair of phoenix eyes. What the hell is going on? ”

There was no one in the warm pavilion quietly, and the queen mother frowned, her expression was solemn, and she asked a little aggressively.

Eleven Niang was taken aback.

Although they were called to the palace without warning and in a hurry, Xu Lingyi and Shi Niang also thought carefully about many possibilities, including hearing about Feng Qing in the palace and sending someone to ask, including that the Ou family would explain the beginning and end of this matter from a political point of view to achieve the goal of hitting Xu Lingyi, and even the queen heard the rumors and called Shi Niang to enter the palace to admonish...... What I didn't expect was the attitude of the queen mother - the two got along alone, but she still put on the royal majesty, wearing the phoenix crown of nine dragons and four phoenixes, and wearing a dark blue dress with twelve Zhai patterns and sitting on the phoenix seat.

Her mind was racing.

It can be seen from a few short contacts with the queen that the queen is not a rigid and indifferent woman, not to mention that the two of them are talking about the life and death of the Xu family, how can she have such a solemn and cold expression...... Is it because you are afraid that the wall has ears? But this is Kunning Palace, the palace of the queen's mother, who dares to peep?

The thought flashed, and the sweat was already soaking through the placket.

In this palace, the only one who can really make the queen jealous is the emperor!

She couldn't help but gasp, but her heart was as quiet as an ancient well.

"Queen Mother," Eleven Niang raised her sleeves to hide her face, "This is really the world's wrong." Hou Ye has a good character and acts coolly, how could he do such a thing. As he spoke, he blinked his eyes and hoped that the tears would fall quickly, "I don't know who said such things?" If this reaches the ears of the emperor, will the Hou Ye still have his life? Queen Mother, you have to be the master of the Hou! This is clearly someone who wants to trap the marquis in injustice! Someone is going to murder Master Hou! As he spoke, the corners of his eyes moistened, "Poor Hou Ye is half a horse, and he is disabled and unable to walk, so it is easy to enjoy some blessings, and there are such words...... What can I do? He looked helpless.

The queen mother was first happy, then stunned, and then the corners of her mouth curled, and a smile flew by.

I'm glad that I didn't say anything, but my younger brother was already prepared-otherwise, how could Eleven Niang say such a thing; What was unexpected was the posture of Eleven Niang's speech, she cried regardless of it, and she was still a little girl who didn't know anything about the world, but thinking of her words that day when she persuaded herself, Ten ** was meant to help. I didn't expect her to be able to do such a thing for the Xu family regardless of her reputation, and her younger brother felt very relieved to have such a person by her side, and couldn't help laughing. Thinking of the emperor who was resting in the inner room and could hear the movement clearly, the smile quickly disappeared.

"Don't cry." There was a hint of gentleness in her voice that she didn't even notice, "Sit down and talk first." Then he pointed to a brocade on his right.

Eleven Niang listened to the queen's calm voice and knew that she had done the right thing.

She took a sigh of relief, took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes, but she was secretly anxious about why she couldn't cry, so she sat on the brocade with a sobbing appearance.

"I ask you, have you heard this rumor?" Although the queen believes in her younger brother, even the elders of the pavilion look like they are full of words, and she has no bottom in her heart.

"I heard." Eleven Niang choked up, "Not only did I hear about it, but that child was still raised in Banyuepan!" ”

"Ahh The queen's face changed drastically.

Eleven Niang pricked up her ears to hear a gentle sound in the inner room.

It seems that the emperor is really listening in the inner room.

"That's why Master Hou is wronged!" Without waiting for the queen to speak, she immediately said, "That child is not the Hou Ye's at all, it is the Fifth Master's." ”

"What?" The queen's face changed drastically.

She didn't think about having children.

Eleven Niang, who had been paying attention to the movement in the inner room, heard a very light footstep stop at the door curtain.

"What exactly is going on, the concubine is not very clear." She told the queen in detail what had happened that day: "...... Suddenly, I heard rumors. What do you say, this child was born to Hou Ye and Yingji. also said that my sister was intolerant and did not allow the Hou Ye to bring the child back. As he spoke, he cried, "Niangniang, these people are so hateful. Even the deceased will not be spared. Mother, what do you think I should do? Hou Ye will definitely not explain, but without Hou Ye's consent, in front of Mrs. Tai, I didn't miss a word of ......"

The queen was in turmoil at the moment.

Although this child is not Xu Lingyi's, he is a child of the Xu family.

For Xu Lingyi's farewell, it is bound to pull out Xu Lingkuan, then Danyang, and Xu Lingkuan's father-in-law, Dingnanhou. But if you don't defend Xu Lingyi, this big hat is buttoned down, and the Xu family really can't stand it.

It's like the palm of the hand and the back of the hand - although I know that the flesh of the palm is thicker, it hurts a lot when I fight.

She couldn't help but glance at the curtain in the inner room.