Chapter 354: Secret Conversation in the Forest
Third child, you are really ruthless! You don't learn your brother's moves, but you prefer to learn these cruel and evil ways, you say, you take your eldest brother as an example, should this palace be happy or worried?
Qin Yingyue was also very anxious, for fear that Rong Yunxi and Qingluo would go out and deliberately say something, but Li Zhonggui would listen to it, and turn around to show off in front of the emperor. Can...... Even if that were the case, what could she do? At this time, it is more wrong to do more.
I am not afraid that the emperor will be angry and reprimanded, but what I am afraid of is that the emperor will not give the prince a chance to be reprimanded at all. But the subtlety of King Chen's game is that the prince can only suffer a loss.
It is impossible for the emperor to ask the prince anything about a small palace beauty on such an occasion, which will inevitably lose the identity of the emperor. Not to mention the emperor, even if this matter is put on a prince or a prince, it is impossible for them to ask their son anything.
In this way, what you hear is the verdict of your heart, and it will not change.
Rong Yunxi called Qingluo out of Yuhua Pavilion, looking very cautious, until he came out of Yuhuatai and arrived in a forest in the already depressed Imperial Garden. He stood still behind a large snow-covered tree and looked around cautiously.
Li Zhonggui from the corner of the back wall of Yuhua Pavilion, he had already seen Rong Yunxi take Qingluo out of Yuhuatai, so he came out of the back door, still standing in a corner, watching the whereabouts of Rong Yunxi and Qingluo. At this moment, seeing the two of them standing still in the woods not far away, they quietly walked along the side to the back of a big tree.
In winter, although the leaves of the trees were withered, they were sheltered by snow on the branches, and the place where he was standing was densely populated with trees, so he thought he would not be discovered.
Rong Yunxi pretended to look around cautiously for a long time before he whispered, "What are you doing here?" Is it to kill His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with his eyes? I said that you should come to the palace and don't make trouble, why are you still so confused? β
In fact, Rong Yunxi looked around to see if it was fake, and listened carefully to whether the movement in the forest was true. She couldn't really look closely, and if she was not careful, her eyes really fell on the person who came with her, how should she deal with it? Isn't that a waste of all your work? Therefore, this closer inspection only looks very close.
Fortunately, there is no wind tonight, as long as you listen carefully, it is not difficult to hear the sound in the forest. I knew that someone was already coming, but I still spoke in a low voice. In order to make the person who came with him want to listen but can't listen carefully. The more this happened, the more convinced he was that what they said was true.
At this time, it is the most critical part of King Chen's entire layout, but it is also the most risky one. For they could not determine who was the first to follow.
But with the foreshadowing at the banquet just now, at this time she called Qingluo out, and among the queen mother and the emperor, one of them must send someone to follow. Even if there were other people besides the people they sent, there were other people with themβsuch as Qin Yingyue's people and the prince's people, it didn't really matter. As long as they are sure that what they want to be heard, they can be heard by the queen mother or the people sent by the emperor, and it will be done.
Therefore, Qingluo did not say anything directly, but deliberately delayed the time according to King Chen's previous instructions. After standing for a long time, he said, "The concubine doesn't dare anymore...... But as soon as the concubine saw the prince, she hated it in her heart, and she would think of the prince who persecuted the concubine. β
"Judging by what you said about being unconvinced, is it because you have a lot of complaints about my decision and that of Your Highness?" Rong Yunxi seemed to be angry with Qingluo's words, so she lowered her tone and spoke in a normal voice. Because of some anger, this voice came out, and naturally it was a little higher than the normal voice.
This voice should be heard clearly by those who come with it.
"The concubine didn't dare. The concubine knew that His Royal Highness and Niangniang were already thinking about the concubine. It was His Royal Highness and Niangniang who saved the life of the concubine, and His Royal Highness and Niangniang's kindness to the concubine was difficult to repay with broken bones. Qingluo said solemnly.
Rong Yunxi sighed, and said helplessly: "I know that you are not convinced, and you are bent on letting His Royal Highness and the emperor talk about this matter and make the prince's evil deeds known." But this is too difficult for His Highness. After all, the crown prince is the brother of His Royal Highness, even if he does something wrong, this matter is exposed by His Highness, and His Royal Highness will also have it, you don't want His Highness to fall into a narrow-minded crime with the emperor, right? β
"Don't dare to concubine!" Qingluo hurriedly knelt on the ground in panic.
Rong Yunxi didn't tell Qingluo to get up, but took the opportunity to raise her voice slightly and reprimanded: "Why don't you dare?" You just offended the prince so disregarding the occasion, you are pushing His Highness into the fire pit! Originally, it was not easy to prevaricate the queen mother's pass, do you still want the emperor to ask questions in person? β
Qingluo hung her head and didn't dare to speak.
Rong Yunxi sighed and said patiently: "You also know that His Royal Highness was unwilling to make a fuss about this matter, and he thought that it would be cost-effective to suffer a loss and save your life." If the crown prince hadn't sent an assassin to kill you that night, His Highness would not have risked being questioned and brought you into the palace. You should be able to see how much Your Highness has done to save your life. β
"Now take you to the emperor and the queen mother to show your face, let everyone know that you are not dead, and the prince naturally has no need to kill you again. If it weren't for the persecution of the prince, you wouldn't be able to reach His Royal Highness now, and you might not be able to have the blessing of being pregnant with royal blood. If you can save your life, why bother with all this? β
"But Niangniang...... Qingluo's emotions were a little excited, and she said hatefully, "Is it true that the lives of our little people are really worthless in the eyes of you high-ranking royal relatives and nobles?" β
"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only scares the concubine alone, it is just that, but he wants to be despicable enough to take the concubine's sister as a threat. If it weren't for His Royal Highness King Chen's willingness to use his reputation to save the concubine's life, I'm afraid that even if the concubine really used her own death to frame His Royal Highness, the prince would still kill the concubine's sister when he turned around! As soon as she thought of this, the concubine felt hatred in her body and mind! β
Rong Yunxi was also anxious, and suppressed his voice and reprimanded angrily: "Hatred is difficult to calm down!" Do you want to kill Your Highness? You are a fool, you don't understand the treacherous situation in the court, and now Your Highness's life is already trembling and walking on thin ice. On the one hand, the emperor wants to use His Royal Highness to suppress the Zhenguo Mansion, and His Royal Highness will inevitably be hated by the prince, but when he encounters a dispute with the prince, it is impossible for the emperor to stand on His Royal Highness's side. β
"His Royal Highness is neither advancing nor retreating, he can only swallow bitterness in his stomach, and carefully avoid the prince every day. It's good for you, not to mention helping His Highness solve problems, His Highness brought you into the palace in order to save your life, but you are anxious to make trouble for Your Highness, for fear that Your Highness's life will be peaceful! β
After some reprimand, Qingluo lowered her head even more, not daring to speak. After a while, Rong Yunxi sighed: "In the final analysis, no matter how dissatisfied His Royal Highness is with His Royal Highness the Prince's provocation, they are two brothers in the end. Brothers are like siblings, women are like clothes, haven't you heard of this? If you continue like this, I'm afraid that His Highness will kill you. When it comes, you are only afraid that you are destined to give birth to a child, but you are not destined to watch him grow up. If you go too far, I won't be able to protect you. β
Qingluo was a little confused: "Why did His Highness kill the concubine?" β
"Think about it, you are pregnant now, and you are still the only beauty with a title in King Chen's Mansion, second only to Concubine Bo. If you suddenly make a mistake one day and really hurt His Royal Highness the Prince, can we get away with it? This is the first, the second, and the most important point - His Highness will never let an outsider harm his brother. β
"Qingluo ......" Rong Yunxi sighed and said earnestly, "No matter how calculating they are brothers, they are still brothers with broken bones and tendons." No matter how close Your Highness is to us, we are just talking about clothes that can be thrown away......"
"Qingluo, you believe me, if I can't be sure that His Highness attaches great importance to brotherhood, how dare I tell you this? What good is it for myself that I am telling you this? If you go back and show off in front of Your Highness, won't you hurt me? But your life is under my nose, and if I see His Highness's thoughts, but I deliberately don't tell you, it is no different from setting up a trap to harm you, and I don't want to do such a despicable thing. β
Qingluo listened to Rong Yunxi's words, her head sank even more, and after a while, she knocked on the ground and said: "Niangniang has a life-saving grace for the concubine, and the concubine is too late to thank the concubine and repay the mother, how can she harm the mother?" β
Rong Yunxi felt that everything that should be said was almost enough, so she sighed and helped Qingluo up. patted her hand and said, "My words can only be said here." One is the road to wealth and prosperity for life; The other is Huangquan Road, think about it yourself. Think more about things, and stop doing that useless hatred at this banquet, can you do this? β
Qingluo lowered her head and nodded silently.
Rong Yunxi was a little relieved, sighed lightly, and walked back to Yuhua Pavilion with Qingluo.
In fact, this remark with Qingluo is not very clear, and it does not directly tell the ins and outs of the matter. But as long as the obedient person hiding in the shadows is not a fool, and can truthfully convey their conversation to the master.
After listening to their words, as long as you think about it a little, it is not difficult to figure out the cause and effect of the whole thing. Whether it is the emperor or the queen mother, they all have the ability to come up with the whole thing by themselves. It is much better for them to realize for themselves than for her to repeat the ins and outs too deliberately.
Whether it is the emperor or the queen mother, they are very suspicious, as long as they hear that she is suspected of deliberately saying it to others, she and King Chen can't eat and walk around.