Qi Panben stepped forward to question the little palace maid, but she didn't expect a pain in the back of her shoulder, and when she turned her head to look, she saw Xiaoyu's head slightly exposed in the bushes not far away, and she was waving to her.

A big stone in Qi Pan's heart finally fell, and since Xiaoyu was not in the building, she was relieved.

Qi Pan stayed where he was silent and only listened to Shen Shuyan: "Miss Qi Er came from a humble background, she must have wanted to climb a high branch, and now she is happy with Li Gongzi, and the queen doesn't have to cover it up for her, so it's better to let the courtiers go in and have a look, if it is really as this palace maid said, she simply fulfilled Miss Qi Er's wish, isn't it beautiful?" ”

Old Madam Qin's face turned pale, and she glared at Shen Shuyan fiercely and said, "Miss Shen Wu, as a lady of everyone, how can you speak so irresponsibly, and you can take it out and talk about chasing after the wind and shadows?" Shen Shuyan shrank for a moment, still standing stubbornly in place.

Qin Xueyi shouted: "Miss Shen Wu is cautious, Miss Qi Er has always been cautious in her words and deeds, how can Miss Shen Wu decide that it is Miss Qi Er who is inside?" Zheng Hongsleeve, Tie Coral and others also spoke out to defend Xiaoyu.

Xiao Yu heard Murong Hua's relay, and felt a burst of warmth in his heart. Knowing people and knowing faces but not hearts, although these sisters of hers, although they have not been in contact for a long time, they all support Xiaoyu.

After listening to Shen Shuyan with an expressionless face, the queen turned her head and asked Concubine Shu, "What does my sister think?" ”

Concubine Shu pondered for a while and said: "It's good for my sister to call the shots, but for the sake of Miss Qi Er's reputation, my sister still let us go in and have a look, if it's not Miss Qi Er, it's better to clear the rumors and set the record straight!" ”

The queen snorted lightly: "My sister can be a man, so let's go in with me, Concubine Shu and Concubine Li!" ”

The queen turned her head to Shen Shuyan and said: "You also know that there is a man inside, and it is inconvenient for you to wait for the young lady who has not left the pavilion to go in, and now I will wait for the three of them to enter to investigate, can you be convinced?" ”

Shen Shuyan has always been good friends with Zhou Muyun, and Zhou Muyun is Concubine Shu's niece, so when she saw that Concubine Shu was also going to enter, she bent her knees and said: "It's all up to the queen!" ”

The queen took the second concubine in, and after a while, the concubine came out with a pale face, but the queen's face was not shocked, and Concubine Li was shocked.

"Sister Shufei, Sister Lifei, you two tell everyone that it's Miss Qi Er?" , Shu and Li both shook their heads, but did not say a word.

The queen looked at Shen Shuyan and said, "Miss Shen, what else do you have to say?" Shen Shuyan felt that something was wrong, and the lord of Yunhui didn't show up at this moment, so he said in a low voice: "The courtier's daughter just said nothing, and asked the queen to forgive her sins!" ”

The queen sneered and said: "Xue Yi, you take everyone back to Xiangxue Pavilion, what you saw today, please be cautious in your words and deeds, don't talk nonsense!" When the last sentence was spoken, the queen's cold gaze swept over everyone, and all the women were in their hearts.

"The courtiers obey!" After all the women finished speaking in unison, Qin Xueyi walked back and forth.

"Wait! Leave this palace maid behind! ", the queen stared at the little palace maid who was cowering to the side and shouted.

Shen Shuyan was startled, stopped, and turned his head to stare at the little palace maid. The little palace maid laughed miserably, and then bent down and did not move.

The queen ordered the eunuchs around her to come forward to investigate, but they found that the little palace maid had died of anger.

"It's disgusting! Actually dead! Xiao Yu, who was watching from afar, heard Murong Hua relay, and clenched his fists in anger.

"When this person led you into the building, he must have been ready to die!" , Murong Hua said indifferently, and gently hugged Xiaoyu to show comfort.

"Alright, hurry up and take me back to Xiangxue Pavilion, I have to get there before they come back!"

"No problem, you close your eyes!" , Xiao Yu closed her eyes obediently, only to hear the wind whistling in her ears, and after a while, Murong Hua gently put her down.

"You take two steps along this corridor to Xiangxue Pavilion, take care, I will protect you in secret!" , Murong Hua kissed Xiaoyu's forehead and disappeared.

Xiao Yu raised his eyes and looked ahead, and sure enough, Xiangxue Pavilion was not far away. Her legs and feet were still a little sore, but she could walk slowly.

When she walked into the Xiangxue Pavilion, Qin Xueyi and the others had not returned, and the pavilion was empty. She sat down in a comfortable chair, picked up a few more pastries, and ate slowly.

After such a toss, her stomach was already empty, and if she didn't hurry up to replenish some food, how could she survive until the end of the dinner.

She was eating happily when Qin Xueyi and the others came back.

"Oh, little fish, where have you been this afternoon?"

Xiao Yu patted off the pastry crumbs on his hands, and said with a smile: "Sister Qin, it's all my fault, which makes you worried." After I sent my sister back, I wandered around the imperial garden by myself on a whim. I didn't expect the Imperial Garden to be so big, I turned around and got lost, and I didn't touch anyone. I finally got it back, but you are all gone! “

After speaking, she blinked her eyes and asked, "Sister Qin, where have you all been, why do you look solemn, is something going on?" “

Qin Xueyi pursed her lips and said, "Fortunately, you're not here, otherwise you would probably be angry!" “

Xiao Yu turned his head to look at Qi Pan in surprise and said, "Big sister, what's going on?" Is it still relevant to me? “

Qi Pan shook his head and said, "Second sister, it's good for you to come back, let's go back and talk about it!" ”。

No one had the heart to dine at the next palace banquet, the queen and the others did not appear at all, and after everyone hurriedly finished the meal, Mrs. Qin announced that everyone could go back to the house.

After getting into the carriage back home, Xiao Yufang asked, "Big sister, what happened there in the Xingxing Picker?" ”

Qi Pan turned his head to look at Xiao Yu and said, "I haven't asked you yet, didn't you say that Concubine Xian Niangniang summoned you, why did you appear in the woods!" ”

Xiao Yu couldn't help but blush and said, "It was Murong Hua who saved me!" Without waiting for Qi Pan to exclaim, Xiao Yu said everything about the afternoon, but he hid Murong Hua and put Yunhui County Master Stunned to the Star Picking Tower.

Qi Pan's face turned pale when he heard this, and he asked in a trembling voice: "According to what you said, if Murong Hua hadn't arrived in time to rescue you, then the queen mother would have seen you and that Li Gongzi ...... in the Star Picking Tower today!" She exclaimed in surprise and swallowed the rest of the sentence.

Xiao Yu nodded solemnly and said, "Big sister, obviously today's matter is a bureau set up for me. How important is the women's name, the eldest sister must know better than me in her heart, that Yunhui County Lord must be annoyed that I won her in chess, but he came up with such a trick to harm me! ”

Qi Pan bit his lip and said, "Second sister, don't worry, when I go back to the house to tell my mother, I will definitely seek justice from you!" ”

Xiao Yu shook his head and said, "Big sister, my sister just has something to ask for, and I ask my big sister to hide the afternoon's events, don't tell my father and mother!" ”

Qi Pan exclaimed: "Why did the second sister say this? Xiao Yu smiled bitterly: "The eldest sister is not unaware of the grievances between the eldest princess and her father and mother, and the Hou Mansion has been taking a tolerant attitude for so many years. Now that you know about me, apart from adding to your troubles, what else do you think the Hou Mansion can do? ”

Qi Pan remembered that his mother had endured the eldest princess before, so he had to nod and agree to Xiaoyu's request.

"Big sister, don't worry, from now on, I will be careful, and I will never repeat the mistakes of the past! Moreover, today's matter, I look at the queen's attitude, maybe the county lord Yunhui is inside! ”

"Yun Hui! How can it be? Qi Pan looked at the little fish in disbelief.

Xiao Yu sneered: "How impossible, lift a stone and hit yourself in the foot, you look at the expressions of Concubine Shu and Concubine Li in the back, there must be more than Li Gongzi in the building." And since it was Lord Yunhui who led me into the trap, why didn't she come and fall into the well and put me to death? ”

Qi Pan bowed his head and said: "Yes, I didn't see the Yunhui County Lord all afternoon today, if what Murong Hua said is true, then it is indeed suspicious that the Yunhui County Lord has not appeared!" ”

Xiao Yu pursed his lips and said: "I often walk at night and end up bumping into ghosts, if the lord of Yunhui County is to blame, there is nothing strange about it!" ”

Qi Pan clasped his hands together, his lips moved slightly, and there were words in his mouth, and Xiao Yuqi said, "Big sister, what are you doing?" ”

Qi Pan said abruptly: "I'm begging the Bodhisattva to bless me if it's not the Lord of Yunhui, although she is hateful, but aren't you fine, if any woman falls into that situation this afternoon, I'm afraid there is only one way to die!" ”

Xiao Yu couldn't cry or laugh when she heard this, and said: "Big sister, you are really too soft-hearted, what are you doing to bless her who harmed me, you should ask the Bodhisattva to manifest the spirit, it is best to strike that person with a thunderbolt!" ”

Qi Pan suddenly covered Xiaoyu's mouth and said: "Amitabha, children are not good at talking!" Xiao Yu shook his head, and was speechless at Qi Pan's heart.

Back in the house, Mrs. had already received the news that Xiaoyu had won the championship, and as soon as Xiaoyu entered the Canglang House, Mrs. hugged her and praised her.

Xiaoyu easily broke free from Madame's embrace, and Qi Pan roughly told Madame about what happened in the Star-Picking Building in the Imperial Garden in the afternoon, of course, he hid what happened to Xiaoyu.

Madame frowned and sighed: "Alas, why are these bad things always happening in the palace, but fortunately, you two are good, you should not have happened." The important thing in the palace is to be strict, after you told me about this today, remember not to tell anyone again! ”

Qi Pan asked Mrs. Zheng Hongsleeve and Tie Coral to come to the house as guests the next day, and Mrs. smiled: "Originally, Xiaoyu won the first place in the Huanxue Club this time, so I thought about having a treat to celebrate, and it is rare for you sisters to think of one place." Do you think this is good, when the time comes, we will not only invite the young ladies, but also the ladies who have made good friends. “

"It's just that the ladies have a banquet in Canglang Residence, and your handkerchiefs are set up in your Qixia Courtyard. In this way, you little sisters can also have some fun, so that we elders will not be here and detain your temperament. ”