Chapter 104: State Banquet Turmoil (3)
It was only when Shen Shi Shi finally announced the end of the state banquet.
Situ Chi hurriedly returned to Yonghuazhou with Xuanyuan Wuzhen and other people from the palace, and Xuanyuan Wuzhen found that Xiangxue, who had gone out to do business, had never returned.
"What the hell is going on, has what I told you to do?"
Situ Chi had a little anxiety on his face and asked Xuanyuan Wuzhen. It was inconvenient for him to leave the table during the state banquet, so he could only rely on these subordinates to spread the word. I don't know if these people are reliable?
"Don't worry, Xiangxue has already gone to pass the word, I believe she will be back soon!"
Although Xuanyuan Wuzhen said this, he was also a little anxious in his heart, Xiangxue didn't come back for so long, nothing would happen, right?
Seeing the expression of the prince, he was very anxious, this matter must be very important, if he messes up, he will suffer!
Hearing Xuanyuan Wuzhen's words, Situ Chi frowned. If he can't do this, he will be in for a catastrophe!
"His Royal Highness King Yucheng, Jiang Hong, the deputy commander of the forbidden army, has come to ask for a meeting!"
The two were in a hurry, and suddenly a guard outside the door came to report.
When Situ Chi heard this, he immediately stood up like a frightened bird, and said loudly: "Do you know what is going on?"
Jiang Hong: Why is it him again?
"Back to His Royal Highness, Deputy Commander Jiang said that he would invite Concubine Xuanyuan to go to Xiyuan to claim a maid!"
"What?" Situ Chi's face changed, and he turned his head to look at Xuanyuan Wuzhen, but Xuanyuan Wuzhen also looked suspicious.
Claim the maid?Could it be Xiangxue?What's the matter?Didn't Xiangxue pass the word for her?
Seeing that Xuanyuan Wuzhen's face had also changed greatly, Situ Chi glared at her fiercely, and said to the door: "Please wait a moment for Deputy Commander Jiang, this king will be here later!"
"Yes!" the guard replied.
When there was no sound outside the door, Situ Chi glared at Xuanyuan Wuzhen again.
Xuanyuan Wuzhen hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Situ Chi's hand and defended: "Lord Wang......! It doesn't have to be Xiangxue!"
"It's not her, who else is it? That's how you do things for this king?"
Situ Yue unceremoniously shook off Xuanyuan Wuzhen, and instructed the little guy on the side: "Pack up your things and go home!"
"Lord Wang, what about Xiangxue?" Xuanyuan Wuzhen hurriedly said.
"A, if you love to bring her back, you will go and get it! But this king warns you, if she does something unfavorable to this king, don't blame this king for being unkind!
After Situ Chi finished speaking, he didn't wait for Xuanyuan Wuzhen, and asked someone to pack up all his belongings and go home first!
Xuanyuan Wuzhen is really bitter at the moment, after thinking about it, she still decided to get Xiangxue back, this girl knows a lot of things about her, so she just left her alone, I'm afraid that it will be even worse!
So she cleaned up a little and went to the guest room to see Jiang Hong.
Jiang Hong, who was waiting in the guest room, saw Xuanyuan Wuzhen coming, and hurriedly saluted: "Your subordinates see Concubine Zhen!"
"No courtesy!" Xuanyuan Wuzhen pretended to raise his hand calmly and asked, "Deputy Commander Jiang, I don't know what you are looking for me?"
"Back to Concubine Zhen, the minister was ordered to be responsible for the security of the inner garden of the palace during the state banquet. When I was inspecting the Imperial Garden, I found a suspicious maid! The maid was drunk and unconscious, and the minister poured her sobering soup, and then I realized that she was the maid next to Concubine Zhen, named Xiangxue, so I came to ask Concubine Zhen Niangniang, whether she wanted to claim her back? If Niangniang did not claim it, the minister would dispose of her for trespassing in the Imperial Garden!"
"What?Xiangxue is drunk and unconscious in the Imperial Garden?How is it possible?"
Xuanyuan Wuzhen didn't pretend to be surprised, but really surprised! Originally, she sent Xiangxue out to run errands, but she didn't expect it to turn out like this! What the hell is going on? How could Xiangxue appear in the Imperial Garden?
"Concubine Zhen, do you want to claim her back?" Jiang Hong looked at Xuanyuan Wuzhen's expression and asked again.
Xuanyuan Wuzhen hurriedly put away her surprised expression, and replied with a smile: "There is Deputy Commander Lao Jiang to find the maid for me, I can't hide it, I was a little uncomfortable at the banquet so I asked her to go back to Yonghuazhou to get the medicinal oil for me, maybe this maid got lost, so she ran to the Imperial Garden!"
"In that case, then ask Concubine Zhen to come with me!"
Jiang Hong glanced at Xuanyuan Wuzhen, although he didn't say anything, but his expression was very clear: What about the deceitful ghost? Even if he got lost, what was the matter with the imperial wine in his hand instead of medicinal oil?
Hmph, it's not for nothing that the maid guards secretly drank imperial wine, this concubine really doesn't understand anything?
Xuanyuan Wuzhen followed Jiang Hong to the Xiyuan torture room, and saw that Xiangxue was tied to a wooden stake, with a trace of blood hanging from the corner of her mouth, and a few red, bruised and purple slap prints on her face.
As soon as she saw Xuanyuan Wuzhen enter the door, she immediately cried loudly: "Niangniang, Niangniang save me! Save the slave and maid, the slave and the maid are really wronged!"
"Shut up, do you still want to be slapped?" the steward of the torture room immediately scolded Xiangxue.
"Steward Song, this is the Xuanyuan side concubine of the Chengwang Mansion, this girl is Concubine Zhen's maid!"
Jiang Hong stepped forward to introduce Steward Song.
Steward Song, who originally had a fierce face, immediately changed his face with a smile, walked up to Xuanyuan Wuzhen and said with a smile: "The slave has seen Concubine Zhen!"
"Excuse me! Steward Song, Xiangxue is my maidservant, I told her to go back to Yonghuazhou to get medicinal oil, but I didn't expect this girl to be unfamiliar with the road of the palace and actually broke into the imperial garden by mistake! I'm causing you trouble, this is a little meaning, and please don't shirk Steward Song!"
Xuanyuan Wuzhen stepped forward and ordered another maid beside him, Xiangyun, to stuff a silver ingot into Steward Song's hand.
When the Song steward got the money, he immediately raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Where is Concubine Zhen, it's all what the minions should do! It's Deputy Commander Jiang, if it weren't for him, your maid would still be lying in the imperial garden at this time to blow the wind!"
"I know, this favor of Deputy Commander Jiang, I will report it in the future!"
Xuanyuan Wuzhen said, another look at Xiangyun, Xiangyun immediately walked in front of Jiang Hong, but before she took out the silver, Jiang Hong on the opposite side took a step back, bowed to Xuanyuan Wuzhen and said: "This is all within the minister's business, Concubine Zhen doesn't have to be polite!
After saying that, he gave his hand again, didn't linger much, and turned to leave.
Xuanyuan Wuzhen's face showed a hint of stupidity, this Jiang Hong really doesn't know how to lift!
"Niangniang, the torture room is unlucky, let's take Xiangxue back first!"
Xiangyun on the side reminded.
Xuanyuan Wuzhen nodded, and asked Steward Song to loosen Xiangxue's tie up, and Xiangyun helped her back to Yonghuazhou.
"Xiangxue, what the hell is going on? Didn't I let you go out to spread the word? Why did you run to the Imperial Garden and get so drunk? Why didn't you tell me everything clearly?"
As soon as he returned to Yonghuazhou, Xuanyuan Wuzhen immediately questioned Xiangxue sternly.
Xiangxue fell to her knees with a thud, crying and replied: "Niangniang, the slave and maid should die! But the slave and maid are wronged! The slave and the maid really don't know anything! The slave and the maid came out of the Taihe Palace, and originally wanted to go out of the palace with the waist card given by the maiden to pass the word, but she didn't expect to be suddenly beaten by someone on the way, and the slave and the maid fainted at that time! What happened later, the slave and the maid didn't know anything!"
When Xuanyuan Wuzhen heard this, he was shocked for a while: "What? You said that you were attacked? How could it be? This is the palace inside, how could such a thing happen? Xiangxue, you are honest! Are you greedy for stealing imperial wine, so that you will miss this mother's big event?"
"No! Niangniang! The slave and the maid are wronged! How dare the slave and the maid be negligent in the things that the maid confesses? If someone really knocks the slave and the maid unconscious, the slave and the maid will delay the mother's big event! The slave and the maid are really wronged, please be aware of the mother's affairs!"
"Don't you see who it is, is it a man or a woman, is it fat or thin?" asked Xuanyuan Wuzhen again.
Xiangxue said with a frustrated face: "No! The slave didn't see anything, and was knocked unconscious from behind after only a few steps!"
Xuanyuan Wuzhen listened and couldn't help but ponder.
Xiangxue has been by her side for many years, it is impossible to deceive her! But in this palace, under the noses of so many guards and palace maids and eunuchs, how could Xiangxue be attacked?
Who was the person who attacked Xiangxue? And why did he get Xiangxue drunk and throw her into the Imperial Garden? What was the purpose of that person?
Puzzled, Xuanyuan Wuzhen was also annoyed, so he waved his hand and said, "Forget it! pack up your things and go back to Chengwang's Mansion first!"
Xiangxue Xiangyun nodded hurriedly, hurriedly packed up her things, and rushed back to Chengwang's mansion.
Min Qingrou quietly appeared behind Xuanyuan Wuzhen and his party with a coincidence.
"Master, what the hell is Xiangxue going for? What are you asking the slave to stop her for? The slave doesn't understand!"
Yuan Qiao asked in a low voice with some puzzlement.
Min Qingrou smiled faintly and said, "The show is still to come!
Yuan Qiao scratched her head, the master's orders have been very strange recently, and she doesn't understand what the master wants to do?
There is no one in the Qi Wangfu who can compete with the master for favor, I thought that the master can live a leisurely life from now on, but I didn't expect that the master has become more and more busy recently, and Rongtai has been out of the house more and more often.
She noticed that her master seemed to be planning something, because there was always that unfathomable light in his eyes. It seemed as if something was going on quietly, and she had unknowingly been involved.
"Let's go, it's time for us to go back to the Qi Palace!"
Min Qingrou looked at Yuan Qiao's thoughtful expression and smiled slightly. I don't know if it's because of always following her to do things, the original simple Yuanqiao is no longer simple, but more and more scheming.
Min Qingrou doesn't know whether this is good or bad for Yuanqiao, but if you want to follow her to the days of fighting, more scheming will give her one more way to live!
"Master, aren't we waiting for the prince to be with you?" Yuan Qiao helped Min Qingrou to walk back, and asked with some puzzlement.
"Lord, I guess he'll have to leave later!"
Min Qingrou hooked the corners of her mouth slightly and said something with unknown meaning.
At this time, when the state banquet was over and the civil and military officials were leaving the palace one after another, Situ Yue took advantage of the crowd to mix with the other party's political envoys, so the two met again under the escort of Wei Chenfeng.
"What's going on with the clay mansion?"
Situ Yue doesn't talk nonsense and goes straight to the center of the problem.
Fang Zheng laughed and said, "Your Highness, the minister really doesn't know the inside story of this matter! If you really want to know, go back and ask the person next to you!"
After Fang Zheng finished speaking, he waved his hand in a chic manner, turned around and left!
Situ Yue looked at Fang Zheng's back and frowned tightly.
Fang Zheng said to let him ask the person next to him, that is, the main messenger behind this matter...... Is it Min Qingrou?
However, what was the purpose of her sudden appearance? It wasn't just to make Fang Zheng sensational, right?
In terms of Min Qingrou's character, she would never do such a futile thing, so what is the inside story behind the clay sculpture mansion?
Although Situ Yue didn't know the truth, he concluded that Min Qingrou must be planning something, so he hurried back to Xinranju with Wei Chenfeng, only to find that Min Qingrou had actually returned home first!
Did she deliberately avoid him?
Thinking about it, he instructed Wei Chenfeng to pack up his things, and he quickly left the palace and returned to the Qi Palace.