Chapter 019: Killing Two Birds with One Stone
readx;? Yang Meiren, who was waiting for news in Jiuhua Palace, did not wait for any favorable news, but waited for the news that Rui'er was arrested and the matter was revealed. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Hearing Ying'er's announcement, Yang Meiren was so frightened that she suddenly collapsed on the bed, and suddenly felt a little masterless.
"Why is this happening? Ying'er, didn't you say that it was foolproof? Now you tell me, why is this happening?" Yang Meiren vented all her anger on Ying'er and questioned.
"Slave maid...... The slave maid didn't know, when she went to ask Chenxi before, she obviously said that the purse was well kept in Yun Yao's house, but who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, ......" Ying'er said, and she was also very anxious, "What can I do now, beauty......"
"Stabilize first, as long as the Queen Mother's will has not come down, we still have a chance. Yang Meiren said, "The witchcraft was prevalent in the harem of the former dynasty, and the people involved in it had already been divided by the five horses, but now that it is my turn, there is no movement at all, and I don't know what they are thinking." ”
"Yes. Ying'er answered, and just wanted Yang Meiren to rest, but she heard a report from someone outside the palace, saying that it was the young envoy Yun of the Hehuan Hall who came with the will of the queen.
When Yang Meiren heard the words "Young Envoy Yun", she was resentful, but she couldn't do anything, so she could only lie on the bed and ignore it.
At this time, the palace people had already led Yun Yao in, Yang Meiren looked at the scroll in Yun Yao's hand, even if she was reluctant in her heart, she had to get up from the bed, kneel on the ground, and welcome the queen's will.
"The queen has a will, Yang Meiren practiced witchcraft in the palace, harboring evil intentions, but remembering that she served His Majesty with great hard work, so he was exempted from capital crimes, reduced to a beloved, and was grounded in Jiuhua Hall for three months, fined half a year of silver, in order to set an example. ”
Yun Yao stood in front of Yang Meiren, read out the contents of the scroll, and then put the scroll in Yang Meiren's hand.
"The concubine thanks the queen for her grace. Yang Meiren took the order, stood up from the ground, looked at Yun Yao, and said in a cold voice, "Young Envoy Yun, are you satisfied now?"
"The slave doesn't know what the beloved is talking about. Yun Yao looked at the original Yang Meiren, Yang Liangren at this time, her expression was light and calm, and she didn't seem to be affected.
"Hmph, I don't know what I'm talking about?" Yang Liangren sneered, "Yun Yao, your methods are really clever enough, you are quiet, and you hit me off guard." Chenxi confessed, why didn't I confess to you? In the past, I really underestimated you, no wonder you were able to stand out from so many third-class palace maids in the Yeting Palace, and become the fifth-rank young envoy of the Hehuan Palace...... This scheming is really ashamed of me. ”
"The beloved's words are serious. Yun Yao said lightly, "Actually, the lover has fallen to this point, and it has nothing to do with the slave maid, the slave and the maid don't want to be enemies of the beloved, they just want to protect themselves." ”
"Do you think I will believe it?" Yang Meiren asked, "The queen has not received the emperor's favor since she entered the palace, and as a personal female official beside the queen, won't you give her advice?"
"Yang Liangren, the queen mother is only a ten-year-old child, how do you want the emperor to spoil her?" When Yun Yao mentioned these things, her face flushed slightly, and she seemed to be a little shy, but it was no wonder that she was still a yellow flower girl, and it was inevitable that she would feel embarrassed when she talked about this kind of thing.
"You ......" Yang Liangren was a little speechless when he heard Yun Yao's words.
"Okay, the queen's will has been brought, the slaves and maids will not stay longer, from this moment on, the front and back doors of the Jiuhua Palace and the side doors will be guarded by guards, until three months later, the beloved will not leave after the ban is lifted. Yun Yao said, "The queen is kind-hearted, praying for the victims of the floods in the south, and she is unwilling to kill in vain, so please do it yourself." ”
After saying this, Yun Yao left the Jiuhua Hall and went to the Huan Palace.
And the next moment she left the Jiuhua Palace, the gate of the palace was strictly guarded by the guards of the forbidden army, and Yang Liangren was not allowed to enter or exit, and the entry and exit of others were strictly controlled.
Yang Liangren listened to Yun Yao's last words, and some kind of thought seemed to flash in her heart, she didn't know whether Yun Yao was intentional or unintentional, but she knew that Yun Yao's words gave her a way out.
"Ying'er, prepare pen and ink, I want to write a letter to my father. Yang Liangren said, and immediately ordered Ying'er.
Although Ying'er didn't know why, she quickly prepared her pen and ink and watched Yang Liangren write a letter to Yang Yushi.
"Liangren, at a time like this, is it useful to write a letter to Lord Yushi?" Ying'er asked, "Just as the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, courtiers can't take care of the affairs of the harem. ”
"You don't understand. Yang Liangren said, "When Yunyao mentioned the flood in the south, I remembered that when the first emperor was alive, my father was appointed as a disaster relief inspector to go to the south to deal with the floods, so he has experience in this area. And the emperor is now anxious about the flood, he will inevitably ask his father, in order to please my father, the emperor will not punish me too severely, and may even restore me to the throne. ”
Ying'er listened to Yang Liangren's words, nodded slightly, and praised Yang Liangren's good strategy.
At the same time, in the Mingluan Palace, Zhou Meiren also sat in front of the desk, holding a pen and a book, with a resentful expression on her face, intertwined with her pale complexion, and even looked a little terrifying.
"Beauty, what's wrong with you? Don't scare the slave maid, since you came back from the Hehuan Palace, you didn't eat dinner, so you have been writing letters here, writing one and tearing one out, what do you want to do?" Lianxin accompanied Zhou Meiren, watching this scene, and asked.
"I'm writing to my father. Zhou Meiren said, "Didn't you hear Yun Yao say? The queen didn't punish Yang Ting severely because Yang Yushi had experience in controlling floods, and this time he might be sent to the south to control floods." I want my father to play the emperor and recommend Yang Yushi to control the water. ”
"This ......" Lianxin was a little incomprehensible, "Yang Yushi went to control the water, didn't this just give him a place to use? The emperor can use him, and he will definitely treat Yang Meiren well, no, Yang Liangren...... Looking back, Yang Yushi has made another meritorious service, and this Yang Liangren is still not allowed to ride on your head?"
"He won't make meritorious ......contributions," Zhou Meiren said, "Yun Yao reminded me that the reason why Yang Ting is domineering in the palace is because she has a capable father, and Yang Yushi and the Prime Minister are both the Queen Mother's people, so Yang Meiren also has the Queen Mother in the palace." If you lose Yang Yushi's backer...... I'll see how Yang Ting rides on my head!"
"Beauty, do you want to ......" Lianxin listened to Zhou Meiren's words and seemed to understand what she meant, but suddenly covered her mouth, her eyes widened, and she was silent.
Zhou Meiren wrote several times, and finally wrote a sincere letter, then sealed it in an envelope, then sealed it with fire paint, handed it to Lianxin, and said:
"Take my waist card, go back to the house, and personally deliver this letter to your father. Lianxin, this matter is very important, I only believe you. Yang Ting moved to me this time, daring to curse me with such a vicious thing, next time, I don't know how to hurt me, I can't sit still. ”
"Don't worry, tomorrow, as soon as the morning dawns, the slave and maid will leave the palace and promise to deliver the letter. Lianxin put the letter away and nodded.
At this time, Yun Yao had already returned to the Hehuan Palace, and Rong Ya was sitting in the inner hall waiting for her.
"Sister Yun Yao, the will was sent to Yang Meiren, she didn't embarrass you, right. Rong Ya asked worriedly, after all, Yang Ting's prejudice against Yun Yao was not a day or two.
"Nope. Yun Yao shook her head lightly and said, "Queen Mother, you are tired all day today, you should rest early, it's not too early." ”
"Well, Sister Yun Yao, you haven't had dinner yet, I asked them to leave you a meal, it's hot in the kitchen, you go eat it." Rong Ya nodded, and then said.
Listening to Rong Ya's words, Yun Yao was very grateful, thanked her, and then walked towards the small kitchen.
When she arrived at the small kitchen, Yun Yao really saw that Rong Ya had left her food in the pot, she took out the food, sat on the small bench at the door of the small kitchen stove, and ate it one bite at a time.
In all fairness, Rong Ya really cares about her, tells her everything, hides nothing, and thinks about her everything, and is worried that she didn't have dinner, so she deliberately left her food.
But what about her, what is she doing all this for?
She is the queen mother's pawn, sent by Rong Ya's side, to help Rong Ya sit firmly in the back position, and learn the art of checks and balances in the harem, but for Gu Qingming and Lu Yingquan, she also willingly became the emperor's pawn and helped the emperor hide the queen mother's eyes and ears.
And this time, she even used today's witchcraft to set up such a big game of chess, not for anything else, just to speed up the emperor's reign and stop being troubled by the dictatorship of her relatives.
Maybe it was because the weather was too hot, Yun Yao only ate a few bites, and she couldn't eat it anymore. She put down the dishes and chopsticks, and sighed faintly, her thoughts deep.
Now, with her own strength and Rong Ya's cooperation, she has completed the first half of the whole game, and the second half depends on Shen Ze and Gu Qingming.
However, it is still unknown whether Shen Ze and Gu Qingming can seize this opportunity. There is no illness or disaster in the Hehuan Palace, Xiaoyinzi has not come for a long time, and she can't even send a letter. You can't just run to Changming Palace to find someone like this, right? If you are seen by the Queen Mother's people. Inevitably, there was another wave of suspicion.
If Shen Ze can't seize this opportunity and advance his first step to eliminate the forces of his relatives, then when will he be able to completely take power and stop being a puppet emperor?
What's more, she worked hard to manage it, but she just wanted to escape from this unfathomable cage and no longer be a pawn in the hands of the Queen Mother.
As the night deepened, Yun Yao poured the unfinished meal into the swill bucket, then washed the dishes and cleaned them up before returning to her room.
Perhaps, she should think of a way to explain the situation in front of her face to face with Shen Ze or Gu Qingming.
After washing, Yun Yao lay on the bed and fell asleep slowly, probably because the weather was too hot, she didn't sleep very peacefully, and occasionally woke up in a daze, but it was still early and the night was long.