Chapter Twenty-Nine: Clever Arguments
"What do you want the mourning family to come here to see?" The Empress Dowager's confused eyes filled the courtyard and turned around: "Why are there so many people standing here?" ”
Concubine Yue hurriedly signaled to the prince to dismiss the group of guards in the courtyard, and she quickly stepped forward and bowed down: "The concubine is the queen mother, see the queen mother." I don't know if the two ladies are coming, please forgive me......"
Empress Yan didn't wait for her to finish her words, and immediately asked coldly, "Is it Nihuang sitting over there?" What's wrong with her? ”
Concubine Yue's eyes swept and saw that King Jing had walked to Nihuang's side, gently helped her up, the county lord's face was red, his eyes were closed, he couldn't say that she was fine, so he had to say: "I invited the county lord to come to the banquet today, but I didn't expect the wine to be too strong, Nihuang was drunk......"
"The heroine of the Nihuang County Lord is not weak in alcohol, how can she get drunk so easily?"
"The concubine also thinks it's strange," Concubine Yue still had a smile on her face, "Maybe it's because she has been a little worried about choosing a son-in-law in recent days." ”
"And what are the guards all over the house here for? Does anyone dare to go wild in Zhaoren Palace? Speak out, mourn and make decisions for you. ”
"Oh, is this guard...... "Yue Guifei said with a smile, "It's the prince who wants to practice the sword formation, show me that it is neatly trained, and it is a kind of dance skill." ”
Empress Yan looked at her eyes fixedly, and suddenly sneered: "What kind of joke did the concubine say?" You let a distinguished guest like the Nihuang County Lord get drunk and fall down the steps, but instead watch what kind of sword formation you are here with your son...... It's okay to go back and forth to mourn your family, is it possible that you still want to return to Your Majesty like this? ”
"How to return to Your Majesty, it is the concubine's own business, how dare you bother the queen to worry about the concubine." Yue Guifei softly pushed back. Seeing his mother so calm, the prince, who was still pale, also slowly walked over to salute the empress dowager and the empress.
The Empress Dowager had been listening with great interest, and the queen and the concubine were arguing with each other, and when she saw the prince coming over to salute, she immediately touched his head lovingly: "Xuan'er, who are the two children over there?" I can't see it from a distance......"
“…… Uh......" The prince said a little embarrassedly, "That's Jing Yan...... and the Lord of Nihuang County......"
"Why don't these two children come to Grandma's side?"
"Don't worry, the Empress Dowager" Empress Yan's tone was soft, but the meaning of her words was like ice, "Nihuang is just drunk, she will wake up sooner or later, and when she wakes up, the concubine will definitely persuade her not to drink such strong wine in the future......"
Yue Guifei's chest stagnated, gritted her teeth, and endured it without changing color. That's really the hardest part of the whole thing. King Jing stabbed and threatened the prince himself to be guilty, and the two sides basically reached an agreement not to pursue each other, Sima Lei had also left, and the queen did not catch any current evidence of the crime, no matter how much she said in front of the emperor, it was only a one-sided statement, and she could find a way to justify it. Only the county lord's mouth can't be stopped. Now the only hope is that the princess's daughter's family will be ashamed and arrogant, and will not want to make public what she had almost been humiliated for, lest she ruin her own clean reputation.
Princess Jingning had already run to the side of the Nihuang County Lord at this time, looked at her flushed face worriedly, and whispered, "What should I do?" If you're drunk like this, let's help me take a rest in my palace first. ”
King Jing also felt that it was more convenient for his sister to take care of the county lord, so he nodded and ordered someone to carry the soft sedan chair, and Yili first asked for the queen's permission, and escorted Nihuang away with Jing Ning.
The queen knew that this matter was made by the lord of Nihuang County, and it was more effective than coming forward to make trouble, and she didn't say much, so she accompanied the queen mother into the main hall of Zhaoren Palace, chatting and laughing, forcing the more noble concubine to accompany her, neither had time to blow the wind in front of the emperor first, nor could she find a chance to string up with the prince, and the mother and son were both forced to laugh, and the queen was very comfortable in her heart.
Here, the Nihuang County Lord was escorted into Princess Jingning's bedroom, and after the Yin Xiao Pavilion, King Jing immediately summoned several imperial doctors. After the consultation, everyone said that the county lord was just in a hurry, his breath was swollen, and his blood was not smooth, and there was no serious illness and no harm to his life. King Jing was about to luck to solve the acupoint for her, and the county lord suddenly gritted his teeth, opened his eyes, shook his head at him, and had to stop again, and told his sister to take care of himself, so as to avoid suspicion, withdraw from the hall, sit quietly on the bench in the courtyard, and wait for the second to guard.
About half an hour later, Princess Jingning rushed out and gasped, "Brother and Sister Yan just opened her eyes and asked you to go in." ”
King Jing hurriedly stood up and walked into the hall, and sure enough, when he saw that Nihuang had a calm face, he was completely relieved, and stepped forward to unlock the acupoint for her.
The county lord slowly sat up from the bed, his eyes were cold as frost, and he pondered for a moment, then raised his head and slowly glanced at King Jing, and said in a low voice: "Thank you." ”
King Jing only bowed slightly, and did not answer, but Princess Jingning asked with concern: "Sister Nihuang, how drunk have you been like this?" I shook you for a long time just now, and you ignored me......"
"It's all right." Nihuang reached out and gently touched Jing Ning's little face, got out of bed and stood up.
"Where is my sister going?"
"Face Saint."
King Jing's eyes couldn't help jumping, and he asked in a low voice, "The county lord has decided?" ”
"It's really not a face-showing," Nihuang sneered like ice, "Maybe the concubine still expects me to swallow my anger in order to cover up this humiliation." It's a pity that she still mistook my Nihuang, and don't say that she didn't succeed today, even if she did, it would be a pipe dream to make me succumb to her because of it, and it would never be possible. ”
"Your Majesty should be in the Residence Palace, since the county lord has decided, then Jing Yan will escort you there." King Jing didn't add half a sentence of comment, and his tone was calm and authentic.
"Don't bother, I'm ...... now"
"After all, this is not Yunnan, so it's better to be careful."
Nihuang knew his kindness, so he no longer shirked politely, and nodded in agreement. Princess Jingning looked at this and then at that, and finally couldn't help but ask, "What are you talking about?" I don't understand ......."
"I'll explain it to you later," Nihuang smiled at her, "I'm in a bad mood right now, and I don't want to talk much until I meet Your Majesty." Jing Ning, please forgive me. ”
"Why is my sister so ......polite," Xiao Jingning was a little embarrassed, "Then I'll go with you too?" ”
"No," King Jing immediately vetoed, "Don't get involved in this kind of occasion, wait here, and don't ask around, understand?" Xiao Jingning is not so innocent that she doesn't understand anything, looking at the two of them, her expression is solemn, thinking of this day, Lin Lin always knows that things are not simple, and she doesn't ask more questions at the moment, and nods obediently.
Out of the Yin Xiao Pavilion, the two of them walked silently all the way, and they didn't mean to speak, as if they hadn't seen the palace people who saluted on both sides. It wasn't until he got to the front of the Yangju Palace that he stopped and let the Yellow Gate official outside the hall report.
Hearing that the two of them asked to see Emperor Liang together, he was a little surprised, and hurriedly passed it on, and when he saw the county lord's face, he was even more suspicious in his heart, and when they made a national salute, he immediately asked, "What's wrong with Nihuang?" Who upset you? ”
The lord of Nihuang pulled down his skirt and bowed his head and said, "Please Your Majesty be the master of Nihuang." ”
"Oh, get up, get up, talk slowly......
The county lord of Nihuang knelt and didn't move, looked directly into Emperor Liang's eyes, and said: "Concubine Yue, today, in the name of talking about the customs of her hometown, summoned Nihuang to Zhaoren Palace, but secretly did something in the wine to confuse Nihuang's heart, and the prince took the opportunity to bring his minister Sima Lei into the inner courtyard to do misdeeds, so as to force Nihuang to marry. I also want Your Majesty to investigate this matter in detail and give Nihuang a fair deal. ”
Her words were concise and straightforward, without a trace of pretentiousness, but listening to the words shockingly, Emperor Liang was already so angry that he trembled all over, and shouted loudly: "Call the concubine and the prince!" Come and raise the house! ”
The message came surprisingly quickly, and it didn't take long for not only those who should have come, but also those who should not have come. In addition to the summoned Concubine Yue and the crown prince, the queen and King Yu also appeared together.
"Concubine Yue! Prince! Are you guilty?! Before everyone finished saluting, Emperor Liang was the first to shout angrily.
Concubine Yue Guifei looked surprised and said in a panic: "The concubine doesn't know what angered Shengyan, please make your majesty clear." ”
"You still pretend you don't know?" Emperor Liang patted the imperial case: "What did you do to Nihuang today?" Say! ”
"Lord Nihuang?" Concubine Yue was even more surprised: "The concubine invited the county lord to a banquet today, and then the county lord was drunk and drunk, and the concubine and the prince were taking care of the queen, and suddenly the queen mother drove to the order, Princess Jingning took the county lord away to rest...... After that, the concubines didn't know. Could it be that the county lord felt neglected because of poor hospitality? ”
Seeing that she pushed it cleanly, the lord of Nihuang County couldn't help but sneer a few times and said: "Your wine is really powerful, just drink one glass, and you will be delirious." Is there such wine in the world? What's more, it's a coincidence that I just drank that glass of wine and the prince brought Sima Lei in to entangle? ”
"That wine is a gift from the Holy Lord, although the wine is strong, but only the county lord said that it is like a drug after drinking. His Majesty can go to the palace of his concubines and search for absolutely no other wine. Moreover, the county lord was afraid that he was already drunk at the time, and he came in, obviously only the prince, where is there any Sima Lei? You can also ask all the attendants in the Zhaoren Palace to see if there is a second person who sees Sima Lei entering. ”
The Nihuang County Lord raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "Zhaoren Palace is all your people, who dares to raise you if you deny it?" ”
Concubine Yue did not refute her directly, but still defended herself to Emperor Liang: "Although the people of Zhaoren Palace are waiting for the concubines, everyone including the concubines is His Majesty's subordinates and maids, who dares to bully the king under His Majesty's holy virtues?" ”
Her teeth were as sharp as knives, and it was difficult to refute every word, and the queen couldn't hold back her anger and reprimanded: "Are you really sophistry, dare to do it, dare not do it?" It's a pity that you can't deny it, but the truth is that the county lord framed you for no reason? ”
Concubine Yue said indifferently: "The concubine doesn't understand why the county lord made up this story for no reason, just like the concubine didn't understand why the queen mother immediately believed the county lord and refused to believe the concubine......"
Queen Yan's heart sank, and she suddenly realized that she had done something wrong.
You should be watching from the beginning to the end and not interjecting.
Originally, it was the Nihuang county lord who sued the concubine, and Emperor Liang could not think that the county lord was seeking humiliation for himself, framing the concubine with his daughter's innocence. But as soon as he intervened to protect Nihuang, it seemed that he suddenly became a suspicious emperor who was fighting between the two palaces, and he no longer thought twice.
Seeing the emperor, Concubine Yue began to frown, pondered deeply, and said slowly: "And the concubine also wants to ask the queen mother to testify, after the county lord is drunk, the queen mother once served the queen mother, and suddenly broke into the inner courtyard of Zhaoren Palace, may I ask if the mother saw someone wrongdoing to the county lord at that time?" Even if the Empress Dowager was too old to disturb her at this time, Princess Jingning was also there at that time, please ask the emperor to ask the princess, did she see any unsightly scenes when she came in? ”
Nihuang didn't expect this concubine to be so sharp-mouthed, and she was even more angry, and said: "That's because they came in time, and your poison plan failed......"
Concubine Yue turned around and faced her eyes like flames, but she did not flinch and said calmly: "The county lord insists that I have bad intentions, and I don't want to argue; The county lord is closer to the queen mother and the king than to me and the prince, that is because of our moral cultivation, and we dare not hold grudges. But may I ask the county lord, you have fallen into my trap and the jade body has ever been injured? If I really worked hard to manage a poisonous plan, how could the queen mother rush in so appropriately to save her? ”
Emperor Liang's eyebrows jumped, and the corner of his eyes swept the queen and King Yu, as if he had been moved by this sentence.
The Nihuang County Lord was so angry that her hands were cold, but she was afraid that the tens of millions of enemy soldiers on the battlefield could not compare to the palace concubine in front of her, which made her feel cold, and when she was about to scold back, a calm voice sounded next to her: "Father, the emperor, and the son, can testify, and when the son-in-law entered the inner courtyard of the Zhaoren Palace, Sima Lei was indeed beside the county lord, and his behavior was extremely wrong." ”
Concubine Yue's whole body was shocked, and she turned her head to stare at Xiao Jingyan in disbelief.
"Seeing that the situation was urgent, the retainers had to be rude and wanted to forcibly take the county lord out." King Jing ignored her, but still said eloquently: "In order to stop the princess, the concubine and the prince actually ordered the guards to shoot arrows, and the ministers had no choice but to coerce the prince as a hostage to save his life, and delayed until the queen mother arrived." The retainers knew that it was not a misdemeanor to threaten the prince, but they were unwilling to hide the truth from their father in order to cover up the fact. Please think about it, if you are not angry and corrupt, there is a ghost in your heart, how can the prince want to shoot his son, kill his son? ”
In this scene, even the queen and King Yu didn't know, everyone was stunned, and Concubine Yue didn't expect Xiao Jingyan to have such guts, and her heart was as troubled as numbness for a while, and her face was like snow.
"Concubine Yue! Is there such a thing? Emperor Liang's face sank like water, and he was already furious.
Concubine Yue gritted her teeth and raised her head and said: "Since the queen mother, the county lord and King Jing have all accused the concubine of guilt, the concubine does not dare to argue anymore, and she does not dare to ask for any evidence. The concubine only asks His Majesty to be wise and decideful, if His Majesty also thinks that the concubine is guilty, my mother and son should accept the punishment and never dare to complain. ”
She took retreat as an advance, Emperor Liang hesitated, didn't believe it, and the public complained that it was too much of a public mouth, and it was inevitable that the drum was beating in her heart, and the eunuch outside the palace said: "Your Majesty is begging to see you." ”
Emperor Liang was dealing with such a serious incident, and he didn't want to be disturbed, and waved his hand: "See you later." ”
The eunuch bowed down and retreated for a moment, and then reappeared: "Your Majesty, Commander Meng has a sentence to order the servants to take down a trespass outside the Zhaoren Palace, and ask Your Majesty to fall." ”