Chapter 147: Fear and Awe
It was day and night, when Ling Chaofeng came to see Xiaowan, she had already sewed hats in the house for most of the day, although it was not delicate enough, it was still decent.
Ling Chaofeng was not afraid of the cold, but in order to make Xiaowan happy, he still put it on.
They snuggled up to each other, talked thoughtful words for a while, and waited until Xiaowan fell asleep before he left.
At that time, Ling Chaofeng didn't remember that he was wearing a hat on his head, and flew back to the Xuanzheng Palace, and when he entered the stone statue, the hat fell outside, so he cast a spell to integrate the hat with himself, without thinking much about it.
But he didn't know that when he left the house from Xiaowan, he was seen by a palace maid in the courtyard who got up all night.
The palace maid naturally couldn't see Ling Chaofeng, but she saw a hat flying out of Mu Xiaowan's room and flying into the night sky.
The palace maid was frightened, but she was afraid that she would be dazzled by sleep, and she was always trembling for a few days, and the grandmother who led them couldn't get used to it, and asked a few times what was going on, and she said it.
This matter was not publicized with much fanfare, after all, Xiaowan's identity was special, but Mama still reported it, and on this day, the chief chamberlain came to tell the emperor that someone saw a hat flying out of Xiaowan's room.
Xiang Runhu looked at him suspiciously: "How many people saw it, can you take it seriously?" ”
The manager also said: "The slave also feels untrustworthy, but Mama said that the girl is honest and never lies, and she has no holiday with Xiaowan, so she can't frame Xiaowan." ”
"I see." Xiang Run questioned on his face, he actually believed four or five points in his heart, and he ordered, "Niangniang, I came to tell her, don't talk too much." ”
After the chief waiter stepped down, Xiang Run thought alone for a long time.
I still remember that there was a lot of trouble at the beginning of the year, saying that Xiaowan was a demonic thing, and Baisha County now does not know whether it has returned to its former prosperity and tranquility, and I don't know whether the burned houses have been restored as before.
What shocked the emperor the most at that time was that many people saw that the Lingxiao Inn was unscathed in the flood, and later, after a fire, there was no trace of anxiety up and down the inn.
The emperor knew all this, although it was not the reason why he wanted to kill Ling Chaofeng, but to this day, the emperor thought that the person who caused the strange scene was Ling Chaofeng, but now he feels that it may be a little late.
At that time, I thought that the villagers didn't dare to move Ling Chaofeng, so I said it was the weak Xiaowan, but now that I think about it, it seems to be reasonable.
I heard that Xiaowan was in the Hanyuan Palace, and the emperor was going to discuss these things with the queen, so he came over to take a look, and when Xiaowan was lying on the carpet, teasing the little princess to climb forward, and when he saw the emperor arrive, he knelt down and saluted.
"No courtesy." Xiang Run said, "It just so happens that you are here, I want to talk to the queen, you take the princess to the warm pavilion for a while, don't let her pester the queen." ”
Xiao Wan got the order, carefully picked up the princess, and hurried past the emperor's eyes.
Xiang Run saw it in his eyes, after Ling Chaofeng's accident, the first time he saw Xiaowan was the Dragon Boat Festival. At that time, the little lady in plain clothes was particularly conspicuous among the noble ladies full of flowers, even though she was very polite and proper in dealing with people, but she was full of sadness and desolation, and how to cover it with a hard smile.
But at this moment, the person who walked in front of her with the princess in her arms had ruddy cheeks and an excellent complexion, and most importantly, she looked very energetic, and the joy that came from her heart, as if the soul that had been dispersed after Ling Chaofeng had returned to her body, and she was really alive.
"What does the emperor see?" Seeing that the emperor was distracted in the direction of Xiaowan, he stepped forward like smoke, touched the emperor's hand, and said angrily, "It's snowing, and the emperor doesn't know how to put on a coat when he comes over, and the palace people who follow you are too careless." ”
"Like smoke." Xiang Run looked serious, "I have something to say to you." ”
However, no matter how whispered the emperor said, he wouldn't listen to what Ling Chaofeng didn't want to hear, and what he wanted to hear, no matter how cautious the emperor was, he couldn't escape his ears.
Naturally, the conversations of those palace maids and grandmothers, Ling Chaofeng knew earlier than the emperor, and sure enough, he and Xiaowan couldn't stay together for a long time, even if the heavens didn't come to find trouble, the people on the earth would be afraid.
Maybe next time, someone will secretly look outside the door, and when the time comes, I see Xiaowan talking to herself alone in the house, and even think that Xiaowan can vacate and lie on the bed because she can't see herself.
Ling Chaofeng was very conflicted, if she told Xiaowan, she would definitely be nervous and scared, but she didn't do anything to hurt others.
Seeing that after reuniting with him, he became more and more energetic day by day, Ling Chaofeng was really reluctant to make her miserable anymore.
Xiaowan's requirements and wishes are so low that she is even willing to stay with a stone statue for the rest of her life, but the people in the heavens and on the earth can't tolerate her.
The next day, it happened to be the day when Xiaowan left the palace, she came to say goodbye to the queen early in the morning, looked at her with a complicated expression, and only said: "Go early and return early, the princess and I can't do without you now." ”
Xiaowan walked away with a smile, completely unaware of the suspicion and vigilance of others against her.
However, as soon as she left the palace, someone went to search the house where she lived, and Ling Chaofeng could see it clearly, fortunately, he had already taken away all the things that Xiaowan had prepared for himself in advance.
Otherwise, if you find something for a man in the palace maid's room, Xiaowan's special identity has to be explained, but if something like this happens to other palace maids, it is a big crime. On the other hand, it is not impossible to put this sin on Xiaowan.
Ling Chaofeng could understand the fear and awe of mortals for ghosts and gods, but if the emperor wanted to expel Xiao Wan, there could be countless reasons.
If they are afraid, they also hope that they can kick Xiaowan out with dignity, don't hurt her, and don't let her bear the trumped-up charges.
Xiao Wan was unaware of this, and had happily returned to Ershan's mansion.
Today, it is Mrs. Bi's birthday, and the old lady has already sent someone to invite Ershan, although he denied that he was a descendant of the Bi family in front of the emperor and civil and military officials in the Xuanzheng Palace, but the old lady decided in her heart that he was the industry, no matter what others said, she didn't care.
Ershan didn't want to go, but he met Bi Zhenye in the court, and he said that his grandmother was looking forward to this year's birthday, and finally the three grandchildren could be by his side.
When she disappeared, it was said that her grandmother fell seriously ill and almost died, and in her own words, she couldn't die until she found her grandson, so she survived. Now that it sounds, it is a great comfort to Ershan, who thinks he has been abandoned.
Soon after Xiaowan arrived home, Ershan returned from the court, changed his dress, and wanted to go to Bifu with Lian Yi to pay homage to Bifu with gifts.
"You can't leave the capital casually now, then send someone to pick up Mrs. Meng, I will let my aunt and uncle come, and hurry up to get the marriage done, you asked Lian Yi to follow you like this, what's the matter." Xiaowan took her son to send them to the door, and said with a sneer, "We Pei'er, we don't know whether to call aunt or auntie, right?" ”
Pei'er nodded in agreement, and said in a milky voice: "Second uncle, I'm confused." ”
Seeing that the mother and son were so good, especially Xiaowan's red face, Ershan was very relieved, and promised her that she would definitely get married as soon as possible, so he set off with Lian Yi.
In Bifu, the old lady sent her cronies to wait outside the door of the house, just because she didn't want her grandson to be troubled by her daughter-in-law's people, they warmly welcomed Ershan and Lian Yi into the door, and in the big house in the inner courtyard, the old lady sat on the top and couldn't wait to see them.
The maidservants put down the festive red futon, and a pair of young people slowly bowed down, congratulating their grandmother on the blessing of the East China Sea Shoubi Nanshan, and the old lady burst into tears, saying that she did not expect to live to this day.
ordered someone to help the children up, so he summoned Lian Yi to him, asked her about some family matters, and knew that it was the daughter of the prefect, so she was more satisfied.
Today's non-big birthday, not too many guests were invited, only some close clansmen had dinner together, and in order to make the old lady happy, they all said that the industry looked like the late grandfather, and it made the grandmother tear ripples.
Mrs. Bi catered to the guests, and when she saw that Ling was sought after by everyone and favored by the old lady, she didn't feel good in her heart.
When she heard the old lady say that she wanted to take out her body to do the marriage for the children, and to be courteous to Meng Lianyi's family, she looked at her Zhenye, she was twenty-two years old, and no one in this family cared about giving her son a family?
And today, there is another thing that makes people jaw-dropping.
At the birthday banquet, Prime Minister Bi Cheng said with a low face, he remembered that his mother was old, and he had no time to take care of it in the past, and now Zhenye has entered the court as an official, and he can hold up the lintel for Bifu, and he is determined to give his mother a congratulatory gift this year, which is to resign and go home, and from then on to fulfill his filial piety in front of his mother.
After he finished speaking, there was silence in the dining room, and no one dared to speak out of the people sitting at several tables.
The old lady was surrounded by a pair of grandchildren, Bi Zhenye and Hanxi had already stood up, Ershan was very hesitant, but Lian Yi stood up, and he had to stand up too.
Prime Minister Bi Cheng kowtowed to his mother and said: "Mother, from now on, my son will serve you wholeheartedly, looking forward to your long life, so that his son can fulfill his heart." ”
The juniors present all stood up, and several elders praised a few words in embarrassment, the old lady saw this situation, knowing that her son was abandoned by the emperor, and felt sorry for him, but she also felt that there was nothing bad, did she really let the emperor come to this family for more than ten years ago?
"I know, I know, son, you are not too young, and you have to take care of yourself. What else do I want, I just hope that you are all good? The old lady said, personally helped her son up, and after the prime minister saluted, she was about to withdraw from the birthday banquet and go to the palace to ask the emperor for his resignation.
Clear-eyed people know that this is the emperor's arrangement, giving Prime Minister Bi a step down, and when the palace exam, he did not hesitate to take the old things of Bifu as the exam questions, and Prime Minister Bi's qi was exhausted.
After he left, the birthday banquet eased the atmosphere slightly, and in order to make the old lady happy, everyone praised Ershan and Lian Yi, and left Zhenye and Hanxi more and more coldly.
Mrs. Bi was so struck that she gritted her teeth with hatred, and clenched her fists tightly in her hands, she suddenly got up and said to the maidservant beside her, "I'll go to the kitchen and make a soup for my mother." ”