Shang Gong pretended to think for a while and did not speak, but at this time another palace maid spoke: "Queen Qi, the slave maid heard that it is to check the port where the petals fall off, if it is smooth and exquisite, it means that it is indeed a problem with the craftsmanship of the Shang Palace, if it is uneven and sharp, it is caused by man, but the slave has seen the craftsmanship of the Shang Palace with her own eyes, and I guarantee that this is not the problem of the Shang Palace." ”

And Shang Gong also said: "Qi Niangniang, the slave has no other skills, but it has been nearly thirty years since she handled jewelry, and she will never make such a mistake, if it is really caused by the craftsmanship of the slave and maid, the slave and maid are willing to be punished!" ”

Shang Gong knelt respectfully to the side, his expression full of determination of his craft.

The queen picked up the peony golden hairpin on the pear wood pine branch table and looked at it carefully.

Shang Gong saw that the corners of his eyes moved slightly, and he sneered in his heart, no one knows better than her how the peony petals fell, that was when she used a blunt knife to cut and separate the petals from the stamens little by little, and there must have been traces of cutting with sharp weapons, and this trace is enough to prove that it is not that she is not skilled, but that someone deliberately moved her hands and feet.

But this will not be suspected to Shang Gong's head, after all, everyone knows that she made the hairpin, and if something goes wrong, she will be the first to be punished.

But at this moment, the queen slammed the hairpin in front of Shang Gong, and said coldly: "Lord Shang Gong, you take a closer look, this is your exquisite craftsmanship?" ”

Shang Gong was slightly stunned, picked up the hairpin and looked at it carefully, and when he saw the uneven interface that he had deliberately cut, he was shocked, what was going on? Why is this port so smooth? It's as if you didn't weld the petals yourself, and your craftsmanship is really not good! What the hell is going on...

The first person Shang Gong thought of was Chu Luoyi, but now there is no evidence, if she rashly identifies it, it will only make people think that she is eager to find a scapegoat.

Shang Gong never expected such a scene, and he panicked for a while: "Slave... Slave maid..."

Shang Gong originally thought that as long as it was confirmed that this golden hairpin was deliberately destroyed, then he could blame Chu Luoyi, after all, this hairpin was only in contact with her and the two of them, and at that time, as a palace maid, she would inevitably die.

Originally, it was just a palace maid who didn't need Shang Gong to take action personally, but Chu Luoyi was sent by Gonggong Zhou, and removing her was a credit, so Shang Gong was naturally unwilling to give up this opportunity to invite merit in front of Gonggong Xia.

"Okay, this palace sees that it is Lord Shanggong, you are old and dazzling, and your skills are not perfect, but I remember that you have worked for the Shanggong Bureau for many years, so I will punish you for half a year and punish you with 20 boards." The queen said lightly, today Shanggong made her lose face in front of so many people, how could she not teach her a lesson?

Hearing this, Shang Gong's face turned white all of a sudden, she has been a Shang Gong for many years, and she can be regarded as pampered, and countless people have flattered her, and she has not even done a little light work over the years, let alone hit the twenty boards.

"The queen mother's life, spare your life..."

The two eunuchs quickly stepped forward to grab Shang Gong and wanted to drag her down, Shang Gong's gaze swept over the other palace maid who came with Chu Luoyi, her eyes lit up, and she immediately spoke: "Qi Niangniang, it's her!" It had to be her! The slave maid had left halfway, and she had been watching from the sidelines, she must have touched the hairpin! ”

The palace maid's name is Jinxiu, after Jinxiu heard Shang Gong's words, she was stunned for a moment, and then slammed her head on the ground: "Niangniang spare her life, the slave maid is just curious, and she will..."

Chu Luoyi swept the two of them quietly, she didn't miss the glance that Shang Gong was waiting for Jinxiu just now, thinking that Shang Gong must have a more important handle in his hands than Jinxiu's life, you know, this kind of mistake, Shang Gong is only punished by twenty boards, but the palace maid is going to die.

The corners of Chu Luoyi's mouth hooked up a sneer, heh, I really want to thank Shang Gong for his generosity and giving himself a chance to buy people's hearts.

The queen's expression moved slightly, and she didn't know what she was thinking, but she said: "Since this is the case, then this palace maid will be dragged down to death, and if the palace is careless, she will be fined for half a year." ”

Hearing this, Shanggong breathed a sigh of relief, but the palace maid called Jinxiu was full of fear and only knew how to beg for mercy.

The corners of Chu Luoyi's mouth hooked up a smile, but he looked up without a wave: "Queen Qi, the slave thinks that this is inappropriate." ”

"Yo, where did this cheap girl come from, she dared to teach the queen mother to do things."

"It's just that I really ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, and I don't look in the mirror to see what I am."

When Shang Gong heard Chu Luoyi's words, she thought that she was unwilling to watch herself take off her body and mind, and wanted to bite herself, but when she heard that many concubines just regarded her as a joke, she also put her heart back in her stomach.

The queen frowned, a little displeased, but still said, "Oh? So what's wrong with you? ”

Chu Luoyi lowered his eyes and said respectfully: "Peony is the king of flowers, meaning wealth and wealth, blessing, now the petals are missing, the slave maid thinks, it does not mean that wealth is incomplete, but it should be the meaning of wealth and boundlessness, and the king has no borders." ”

Everyone was silent for a while, carefully pondering Chu Luoyi's words.

The queen was the first to react, and gave the tea cup to the other side and applauded: "Okay! Well said, this has no petals, but doesn't it mean that there is no boundary? ”

This is, the aunt beside the queen continued: "Niangniang is wise, this is the meaning of boundless wealth and boundless king, Niangniang, this is a good sign!" ”

And Chu Luoyi continued: "The slave maid thinks that this is the will of heaven, Lord Shanggong has exquisite craftsmanship, even if Jinxiu has touched the golden hairpin, but because of the precious status of the mother, before the golden hairpin is presented, Lord Shanggong will definitely carefully inspect it, and will inevitably find something wrong, but now Lord Shanggong has clearly investigated in detail, but has not found anything, which means that all this is a blessing from heaven." ”

A gleam flashed in the queen's eyes, and she glanced at Shang Gong, her expression unchanged: "You are a clever person, Mulan, look at it." ”

The aunt beside the queen stopped in front of Chu Luoyi with a plate of silver ingots, and said with a smile: "This is the mother's reward for you, and you are not grateful." ”

"Thank you for the reward."

Chu Luoyi looked at the red-eyed Shang Gong and sneered, just now she seemed to be excusing Shang Gong, but in fact, it made the queen feel sorry for Shang Gong.

Although Chu Luoyi has found a suitable reason for the withering of this peony petal, the queen will not be stupid enough to think that this is really a blessing from heaven, and will only think that Shang Gong is perfunctory, and does not take her queen in her eyes and makes her ugly.

Many concubines flattered the queen one after another, and Concubine Rou sneered twice, and when she saw that there was no reason, she no longer looked for bad luck.