Chapter 205: Powder and Ink (I)
yes, I said, pull out the turnips with the mud; Not to mention, Xu Lingyi has to carry this black cauldron.
Eleven Niang's words made the queen fall into deep thought.
For a while, she didn't know what to do.
Q: What are Xu Lingyi's plans?
What if the emperor has something else in mind?
Give Xu Lingyi an idea?
The emperor listened behind the curtain, and now there are rumors that the female owner of the Miao Jiang village has been accepted as the outer room, which has involved the matter of the temple, and it is not the harem woman who can ask about it......
Come to think of it, only the one who started it is to blame.
"It's all Xiao Wu who is in trouble. Let you suffer with it! β
No matter how bad the fifth master is, he is always the queen's brother. She can blame, but she can't show her dissatisfaction.
"Mother's words are serious." Eleven Niang said, "The fifth master is also because of his young age, and he made bad friends by mistake. With this incident, I will be more and more calm in my actions in the future. It's just that this matter is getting more and more outrageous, but the Hou Ye is a person who doesn't talk much, and the concubine is very frightened. β
The queen smiled bitterly: "You don't have to worry too much. He glanced at the curtain again, and comforted Eleven Niang insincerely, "Everyone knows what Master Hou is." β
Eleven Niang's expression was stunned.
And the queen saw that the matter had been explained very clearly, and she was afraid that there would be any complications if she continued to talk about it, so she asked Mrs. Tai's body, and knew that everything was fine, so she served tea.
Eleven Niang hurriedly got up and retired.
The emperor walked out of the inner chamber.
"Your Majesty, what can I do about this?" The queen looked at the emperor without a master, "I didn't expect Xiao Wu to do such a thing!" β
The emperor thought for a while and said, "If it is really as Mrs. Yongping Hou said, I think it is better to leave it to Yongping Hou to deal with it himself!" After all, this is the Xu family's business, and you and I can't interfere. β
The queen was silent.
There is a sense of truth in that.
In the affairs of the clan, it is difficult for people with foreign surnames to interfere.
She let out a long sigh, and suddenly felt that this warm pavilion was too wide and a little cold!
The emperor, who was hiding in the inner room but could hear their conversation clearly, was cautious and seemed a little helpless, and the rumors that could be punished, everything made Shi Niang feel very uneasy.
She returned to the lotus flower like an arrow, and hurried to Mrs. Tai.
Xu Lingyi has been waiting for her there.
When the little maid served tea, Mrs. Tai immediately sent the servants in the house, and couldn't wait to say, "Why did you enter the palace?" What did they say? β
"For the sake of the children." Eleven Niang didn't care about drinking tea, and told Mrs. Tai and Xu Lingyi everything about the scene at that time.
The more the two listened, the more solemn their faces became, and in the end, Mrs. Tai's face was already pale.
"Fourth, this matter still has to ask the mother for a message. Only when we know what the emperor means, can we act well! β
"No need!" Xu Lingyi's expression was a little cold, "The emperor's meaning is already obvious. β
"But ......"
"Mother!" A trace of tiredness flashed between Xu Lingyi's eyebrows, "I know that you still have in your heart the Seventh Prince who asked you for braised hoof tendons to eat when he came...... But that's already the old imperial calendar. β
Mrs. Tai turned her face sideways, and did not make a sound.
A little maid said through the curtain: "Mrs. Tai, the second lady is back!" β
The three were stunned.
Mrs. Tai hurriedly said, "Please come in." β
A woman in a moon-white brocade with narrow sleeves opened the curtain.
"Second sister-in-law!" Eleven Niang smiled and greeted the visitor.
"Fourth brother and sister." The second lady bowed her head to the eleventh lady and stepped forward to salute Mrs. Tai and Xu Lingyi.
"Yizhen, why are you back?" Mrs. Tai said with concern, "But what's the matter?" Then he looked behind her, "Where's Sister Zhen?" Didn't come back with you? β
"I heard some rumors and hurried back." The second lady said, "I'm afraid that Sister Zhen won't be able to stand the bumps, so I left her in Xishan." β
Mrs. Tai nodded and said, "Come and sit on the kang, it's cold, be careful of getting cold." β
The second lady was not polite and sat on the kang.
Eleven Niang went to make a cup of tea and came in.
The second lady had already spoken to Mrs. Tai: "...... I thought about it all night. I feel that this matter is only afraid that it will have nothing to do with the district family. Seeing that Eleven Niang brought her tea, she thanked her and continued, "If something happens to our family, their family is the biggest beneficiary." β
"As the second sister-in-law said." Xu Lingyi told the second lady what happened, "There are all kinds of rumors, and now even the palace has heard about it - Eleven Niang just came back from the palace." He also told the second lady about the scene of Eleven Niang entering the palace.
"The Ou family's hands and feet are really fast." The second lady muttered, "I bought the child and brought it back to Fujian, and I will bring it back when I am older...... By that time, several princes had reached adulthood...... The Ou family is not only vicious, but also fighting for the day, I am afraid that there will be arrangements that we don't know. Please also ask Hou Ye to put more effort into it! β
It means that the district family intends to compete for the reserve.
Xu Lingyi bowed his head lightly, his expression was a little cold, "It's me who was careless!" If it weren't for someone from the Wang family staring at the people of the Ou family this time, I'm afraid we wouldn't know about it. β
"This is also the blessing of Lord Hou. That's why the conspiracy of the Ou family will be revealed. The second lady said, "It turns out that we are in the light, and the district family is in the dark." I can't help but suffer some losses. Now that he knows the intentions of the Ou family, Master Hou can also act calmly! β
"The second sister-in-law can rest assured. I'll think about it. Xu Lingyi's eyes flashed with determination, "Everyone is not fighting for the day, and the future is long." β
"In that case, I have an idea. Hou Ye estimated and listened. As he spoke, he stared at Xu Lingyi and waited for him to make a statement.
"Second sister-in-law, please speak." Xu Lingyi looked at the second lady seriously, looking like she was listening attentively.
The second lady glanced at Eleven Niang, and said with a serious expression: "Master Hou might as well recognize this child!" β
Mrs. Tai glanced at the second lady, and then at the eleventh mother, and stopped talking.
Xu Lingyi didn't make a sound, revealing a contemplative expression.
Eleven Niang looked at Xu Lingyi, looking like a husband and a wife.
For a while, the house could hear a needle drop.
"Since everyone is fighting for a long time, I think it is better not to expand the situation as much as possible." The second lady looked firm, confident and calm, and said slowly: "We explain, others will suspect us of reversing black and white; Let's argue, first involving the Hou Ye, and then the fifth master, plus Liu Huifang's play, Sun Lao Houye, giving people topics in vain, I am afraid that there is more interest than the topic of 'Hou Ye has an illegitimate child'. If we suppress the rumors, we are afraid that the emperor will think that the Xu family can turn their hands into clouds and turn their hands into rain, which is too much; If we can't suppress the rumors, I'm afraid that the Ou family will act more arrogantly and do more things that are not conducive to our Xu family.
"If we recognize this child. First, it can block the mouths of people all over the world. Second, you can try the emperor's meaning - if the emperor is on our side, no matter how the imperial history is impeached, it will not hurt the bones. If the emperor is not on our side, we will take advantage of this matter to make trouble......" she said, her tone paused, and she glanced at Xu Lingyi deeply, "We can also prepare earlier...... After all, the Ou family is in Fujian. There is also the Wang family that can be used...... You can't sit back and fall into the situation of 'people are swordsmen, I am fish and meat'! β
Eleven Niang listened to her heart pounding and looked at Xu Lingyi.
But I saw that he was expressionless and lowered his eyelids, and he couldn't see his expression clearly.
She looked at the lady again.
Mrs. Tai pursed her lips, and her face seemed to be a little whiter than just now.
There was a tense atmosphere in the room.
"What the second sister-in-law said is all good words." After being silent for a moment, Xu Lingyi raised her eyelids and looked at the second lady, "Wait for me to think about it." Then he said with a smile, "The second sister-in-law rushed back from Xishan, she must have not had lunch yet, right?" We have been waiting for Eleven Niang to come back from the palace, and we haven't had lunch yet. Everyone should be hungry. Eleven Niang, let the maids set the meal! "I don't want to talk about it.
His gentle voice softened the atmosphere in the room.
Eleven Niang bent her knees and went to ask the maids to set the meal, and the second lady's smiling voice came from behind her: "It's still the Hou Ye who thinks thoughtfully." The concubine is really hungry! β
Back in the house, Eleven Niang silently helped Xu Lingyi change clothes.
"What's wrong? I didn't talk all the time. Xu Lingyi touched her head.
Eleven Niang's mind was a little confused, and she didn't know what to say for a while.
"Are you scared?" Xu Lingyi stared at her, her dark eyes deep.
Eleven Niang noddedβit didn't seem to be scared, she was worried more...... He shook his head again - it was not right to say that he was not afraid, his hands were shaking and shaking when he was eating just now...... She nodded again.
Xu Lingyi laughed.
Hold her in your arms.
"Don't be afraid. I know it. I felt that this comfort was very pale, and said: "What the second sister-in-law said makes sense, but it is not entirely right. If the emperor is not on our side, things will be very tricky. But as the second sister-in-law said, it was too radical. The best way is to find a way to get the emperor to side with us......"
Eleven Niang looked at Xu Lingyi with some surprise.
This is easier said than done. Otherwise, how can there be a saying that "all the birds are flying, and the good bow is hidden"!
"In the final analysis, the emperor is taboo that the Xu family is powerful." He lowered his voice, "If we can make the emperor let down his guard, the Ou family's treachery will be self-defeating." His expression became condensed, "The words of the second sister-in-law reminded me. What the emperor is most afraid of is the powerful ministers with long sleeves and good dancing, and the most assured are the pure ministers who are upright and polite. Speaking of which, although the Ou family has given us a stumbling block, it has also given us a chance to perform. β
"What does Hou Ye mean...... "In just one morning, too many things have happened, Eleven Niang is nervous, her mind is still in the shock given by the second lady, and her brain is temporarily in a state of suspension.
Xu Lingyi smiled slightly: "As the second sister-in-law said, if we defend the child's affairs in front of everyone, or use the connections we have operated over the years to suppress the rumors, it will only make the emperor feel uneasy." On the contrary, if we do not move, the Ou family may think that we are strong from the outside and do things in the middle, and make greater moves. The emperor is afraid that the Xu family will be dominant, will he let the Ou family cover the sky with one hand? In order to maintain this balance, he will definitely be on our side. As he spoke, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a grim smile appeared on his face, "If we handle it properly, maybe we can do it once and for all......"
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