Chapter 21 Hidden Merit and Fame 21
The reason is that this Mu Xiaoyue's temper is a bit similar to Queen Wang, and this Mu Xiaoyue and Queen Wang have become a pair of good girlfriends. Speaking of Mu Xiaoyue and Queen Wang's first meeting, it was really a bit dramatic, and no one expected that these two people would become best friends. When Empress Wang heard that Mu Xiaoyue from King Mu's Mansion in Yunnan had entered Beijing, and she was personally invited by Empress Dowager Chen, her first feeling was that this Mu Xiaoyue might be her biggest enemy. The little emperor himself doesn't like Queen Wang, and Zhang Juzheng, the backstage of Queen Wang, is gradually unreliable, and Queen Wang is really worried that her status is not guaranteed. A few palace maids give birth to a few children for the little emperor, once it does not affect the status of the queen, but once a person with status enters the palace, the queen will be good-looking. Therefore, Queen Wang deliberately dressed up ceremoniously, preparing to suppress this Mu Xiaoyue in terms of momentum.
Mu Xiaoyue, as the daughter of Yunnan Muwangfu, is the best in terms of food. In order to make Mu Xiaoyue more face-saving in front of everyone, Mu Qing spent a lot of money to build a outfit, which is no worse than an ordinary genuine princess. Besides, Mu Xiaoyue has never been to the capital, nor has she seen any queens and princesses, and even the two queen mothers have seen it for the first time.
Queen Wang came to Cining Palace in a dress of the queen's ceremonial occasions, and Mu Xiaoyue came out of Cining Palace in a grand dress. Mu Xiaoyue regarded Queen Wang as a princess, hugged Queen Wang unceremoniously, and untied her clothes as she walked. Mu Xiaoyue complained that the clothes on her body were too heavy and uncomfortable, so she took it off without paying attention to etiquette at all and threw it to the girl on the side. At the same time, remind the queen that this dress is too tiring, and it is better not to go to greet the queen in this dress. Mu Xiaoyue told Queen Wang very happily that she never asked her old man Mu Qing to say goodbye in Yunnan. Even if it's a New Year's holiday, please don't have to wear such a suit. Mu Xiaoyue also told Queen Wang that she would not wear this kind of thing in the future, and if she wanted to wear it like this when she got married, she would rather not get married and not be someone else's wife.
Mu Xiaoyue's cheerfulness and boldness not only did not disgust Queen Wang, but made Queen Wang feel like a confidant. Two girls who are about the same age and are so close in personality have become best friends in the royal garden of the palace. At that time, Mu Xiaoyue didn't know the identity of Queen Wang, and Queen Wang didn't break her identity, the two of them drank and chatted in the imperial garden regardless of their image, laughing when they were happy, and scolding their mother together when they were not happy. This made the palace maids on the side tremble, but they didn't expect to meet such two strange masters.
When Mu Xiaoyue learned that this suitable girl was not a princess but a queen, not only was she not restrained, but also took the initiative to ask to live with Queen Wang. What Queen Wang lacks is a partner, and besides, the little emperor will never come to Queen Wang's Kunning Palace, so he agreed in one bite. Since then, Mu Xiaoyue and Queen Wang have lived in Kunning Palace, and Kunning Palace has been a lot more lively after Mu Xiaoyue. After the Empress Dowager learned about it, there was no way, and Empress Dowager Li completely gave up the method of letting Mu Xiaoyue enter the palace. This kind of woman is really not suitable for staying in the palace, Queen Wang is already a negative example, and there can be no more Mu Xiaoyue.
Queen Wang talked almost everything about this best friend, and told Mu Xiaoyue all the grievances in her stomach. Mu Xiaoyue, who was outspoken, went to the two queen mothers and asked the queen mother to teach the little emperor a lesson for the queen. The two queen mothers told Mu Xiaoyue euphemistically that this little emperor is not only too big to manage, but also this kind of thing is a matter of husband and wife, and it is difficult for outsiders to interfere. Mu Xiaoyue actually understood that the two mothers-in-law were not good at interfering in the affairs of the little couple, so she went directly to the little emperor to settle the account. The little emperor was so angry that he couldn't scold him, and he had to say that it was Mu Xiaoyue who interfered in royal family affairs. The little emperor had no choice but to call Mu Xiaoyue's nurse, Mrs. Hong, over and asked Mrs. Hong to coax Mu Xiaoyue away. The little emperor was even more angry with Empress Wang, how could Empress Wang let Mu Xiaoyue teach her a lesson. After Queen Wang learned about it, she treated her best friend Mu Xiaoyue even better, and she said that only Mu Xiaoyue was sincere to her in this palace.
The Empress Dowager also saw that Mu Xiaoyue was not suitable to stay in the palace, so she wanted to send Mu Xiaoyue back to Yunnan. As for Mu Xiaoyue's marriage, it will be handled by Mu Qing, and a person of Mu Xiaoyue's character must not enter the royal family and become the daughter-in-law of the Zhu family. It was at this time that Princess Izumo came, she was the aunt of the little emperor, that is, the sister of Emperor Longqing. Princess Izumo asks the Queen Mother for help, and she hopes to marry Mu Xiaoyue as her daughter-in-law. Empress Dowager Chen agreed immediately, because marrying someone from the Mu family is a rule of the imperial court, and it is also a way to consolidate the relationship with the Mu family. Since this Mu Xiaoyue is not suitable to be the daughter-in-law of the Zhu family, it is better to marry her to someone related to the royal family, which can be regarded as a disguised marriage.
Empress Dowager Chen wrote to Mu Qing, but Mu Qing did not dare to oppose Empress Dowager Chen's intentions, so she agreed to Empress Dowager Chen's suggestion. However, it is not a trivial matter for the eldest lady of the Mu Wangfu family in Yunnan to get married, so it is necessary to let Mu Xiaoyue return to Yunnan first, and then Mu Qing's son will send her sister to the capital. Empress Dowager Chen agreed to Mu Qing's request, and while announcing the news that Mu Xiaoyue and Princess Izumo's son were married, she sent Mu Xiaoyue back to Yunnan to prepare for the kiss. Mu Xiaoyue neither objected nor agreed to this marriage. Queen Wang also hoped to meet more with Mu Xiaoyue in the future, so she persuaded Mu Xiaoyue to agree to this marriage. Once Mu Xiaoyue becomes the daughter-in-law of Princess Izumo's family, it will be much easier for Queen Wang and Mu Xiaoyue to meet in the future.
When Mu Xiaoyue left the capital, she left her nurse in the capital. Mrs. Hong is not only Mu Xiaoyue's nurse, but also Mu Xiaoyue's cronies, who can help Mu Xiaoyue take care of Queen Wang's body while arranging a new house for Mu Xiaoyue. Queen Wang has been sick in the palace all these years because she has not been taken care of and is in a bad mood. Mu Xiaoyue brought a lot of tonic medicine to help Queen Wang recover her physique, this medicine is not only scarce but also has to be taken continuously for a period of time. In order to give the best effect of the medicine, in order to make Queen Wang recover completely, Mu Xiaoyue left her nurse, Mrs. Hong, to Queen Wang. In order to allow Mrs. Hong to be free in the palace, Queen Wang crowned Mrs. Hong as a female official and stayed in Kunning Palace to serve Queen Wang alone.
When everyone heard that the poison came from Miaojiang, Yunnan, the first person they thought of was Queen Wang. The children had an accident in the queen's Kunning Palace, and the dim sum master Kunning Palace did it. The first object of suspicion is, of course, the queen and queen. Besides, this poison is not only scarce but also only available in Yunnan, and it just so happened that Queen Wang met a Mu Xiaoyue from Yunnan. Mu Xiaoyue happened to give Queen Wang a lot of strange medicinal materials, and these poisons entered the palace in this way. Queen Wang and Princess Lu are not in harmony, Queen Wang herself has no children, the dead children not only have Princess Lu's children, but also have the princess of the little emperor, and Queen Wang's motives, reasons and time to commit the crime are all there.
Because the evidence in this case points more and more to Queen Wang, and Queen Wang's identity is so special, no one dares to imagine and talk about it. The people from the Criminal Department and the Tai Hospital first thought of staying away from right and wrong, and they proposed to go back to investigate, but in fact, they left this place of right and wrong for the first time. The people of Dongchang and the Shen Penal Division cannot do without here, because the Shen Penal Division itself is an institution in the palace and cannot leave the palace. Dongchang did not have the orders of the little emperor and Zhang Whale, and could not leave the palace at will, so they had to wait to accept the arrangement of fate together.
Qin Tai and his wife also understood everyone's thoughts, and this result could not be made public immediately. Because this result needs to be determined again and again, because this result involves Queen Wang and Mu Xiaoyue, two women with special status. Second, this result cannot be made public immediately, because once it is made public, it will exacerbate the contradiction between the two brothers, the little emperor and the king of Lu. Thirdly, this result cannot be known to the officials of the imperial court, and once they intervene, things will become more and more complicated. Fourth, this result is not easy to disclose, and once it is made public, the reputation of the queen will be ruined. As a result, either Empress Wang was deposed or Empress Wang was given death by the little emperor, if Empress Wang was framed, Qin Tai and his wife would be beheaded by the whole family on the grounds of slandering the royal family.
Qin Tai and his wife came outside, but they only told the little emperor that there were some clues, and hoped that the little emperor would give Qin Tai and his wife enough time to determine the accuracy and pertinence of the clues. The little emperor had to promise to give Qin Tai and his wife six days, and after six days, Qin Tai and his wife either had the vinegar evidence to prove who the murderer was, or the little emperor would deal with Qin Tai and his wife on the grounds that they were unfavorable. Qin Tai and his wife had no choice but to agree, and the little emperor arranged for them to live in a residence not far from the palace. This place is not under the jurisdiction of Jinyi Wei, nor is it under the jurisdiction of the local yamen, it is under the name of Dongchang. There is a reason why the little emperor did this, because Qin Tai and his wife had stayed in Jinyiwei in their early years, and the little emperor was worried that Jinyiwei's people and Qin Tai and his wife would join forces. Handing over Qin Tai and his wife to the East Factory can not only ensure the safety of Qin Tai and his wife, but also allow the people of the East Factory to monitor and take care of Qin Tai and his wife.