Chapter 050: Life is like a play
readx;? Since the Empress Dowager Jiang and King Yi made this bet, the atmosphere in the palace has become tense for a while, and the Empress Dowager is guarding against Lu Yingquan, as if she is determined to find evidence of her meticulous work from her. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The people outside the Linglong Pavilion have not been broken, and the Queen Mother is afraid that thirty palace people will not be enough, so she directly doubles the number, thirty during the day and thirty at night, taking turns to change shifts, and not stopping for a moment.
Those who can stay in the palace for so long are all smart people, and naturally they can see the Queen Mother's targeting of Lu Yingquan, so everyone is paying attention to the movements of Linglong Pavilion, hoping that they can make a contribution in front of the Queen Mother, and tear Lu Yingquan off the horse by the way.
Therefore, the current Linglong Pavilion is simply the target of everyone, and everyone is staring at it without stopping for a moment.
But just a few days later, there was no movement in Linglong Pavilion at all, and the silence seemed a little scary. Just when the Queen Mother's patience was exhausted and she thought that she was going to lose, a white dove flew out of the sky above the Linglong Pavilion, which was very eye-catching in the dark night sky, and the sound of flapping wings was even very clear.
Suddenly, an arrow flew out of a tree not far away and shot directly at the pigeon, but in the blink of an eye, the white dove, which was still flapping its wings before, had already turned into a dead bird on the ground.
The next moment, the surroundings of Linglong Pavilion were brightly lit, surrounded by forbidden legions.
In the open space at the entrance of Linglong Pavilion, a white pigeon was lying there bloodily, with an arrow stuck in its body, and a small bamboo tube tied to the pigeon's leg.
The Queen Mother received the notice, and she didn't even have time to put on the cloak, so she rushed towards Linglong Pavilion with Aunt Wushuang.
Of course, such a big movement alarmed not only the Queen Mother, but also King Yi and all the concubines in the harem, everyone rushed over overnight, and they didn't care that it was actually the third watch in the middle of the night, and they endured drowsiness one by one and came to watch the show.
"Invite Lu Meiren out to the mourning family. The Queen Mother's voice was a little majestic, her eyes flashed with a fine light, and she commanded.
In fact, the ordinary Queen Mother is still very kind, she is not as fierce as the Queen Mother Qin, and she is also very caring and considerate to the harem concubines, and rarely shows such a majestic appearance, but today she made an exception for Lu Yingquan.
When Shen Che came, the open space outside the Linglong Pavilion was full of people, and he happened to hear the Queen Mother's words.
"Queen Mother, it's so late, Yingquan has already rested, what are you calling her out for?" Shen Che said to the Queen Mother in front of all the concubines, looking impatient, as if he was working against the Queen Mother for a woman.
After all, it is not the first time that Shen Che and the Queen Mother have argued for Lu Yingquan, not long ago, when Lu Yingquan was going to follow him to the barren mountain, it was also in front of so many people, and the two quarreled.
"Che'er, although you like beautiful people and wine, and you don't like to manage the government, but fortunately, thanks to the ministers of the court, Yiguo did not have a mess, but the mourning family is the queen mother of Yiguo, and we can't tolerate our Yiwang Palace, and there are young people. The Queen Mother said in a deep voice, "Someone has installed a fine work in our palace, of course the mourning family wants to find out this fine work, Che'er, don't you say?"
"What the queen mother said is, but what you said is fine, there is no such thing in the palace at all, will you worry too much?" Shen Che continued to act with his queen mother.
He could hear that the words of the Queen Mother, who did not like to manage the government, were deliberately said, in order to let the details hear and prove that he was an idle king.
Of course, the meticulous work in the queen mother's heart was Lu Yingquan, but she had no intention of inserting willows, and such words made another meticulous work hidden in the palace of King Yi let down her guard.
"Che'er, what do you see on the ground?" The Queen Mother pointed to the dead pigeon and said, "This is the carrier pigeon that just flew out of the Linglong Pavilion, the mourning family hasn't had time to open it yet, Che'er wants to take a look, what is written on this letter?"
Shen Che followed the Queen Mother's words, looked at the pigeon on the ground, his face sank, and before he could say anything, he saw that the door of Linglong Pavilion was opened, and Lu Yingquan, who was plain, walked out with Yun Yao's support.
Lu Yingquan didn't wear any jewelry, obviously he had already taken off his hairpin and was ready to go to bed, but he didn't want to be disturbed by the movement outside the door, and even the Queen Mother was alarmed.
"The concubines ask the Queen Mother for peace and for Her Royal Highness. I don't know why the Queen Mother and Her Royal Highness came to Linglong Pavilion late at night?" Lu Yingquan saluted in a proper manner, and then asked.
"Lu Meiren, the mourning family wants to know who the letter tied to the pigeon's leg is addressed to. The Queen Mother asked bluntly.
But when the words fell, Lu Yingquan's face turned pale in an instant, and he even staggered back a step, as if he couldn't believe that this pigeon had been discovered like this.
The Queen Mother and the concubines looked at Lu Yingquan's face, and they all thought that the Queen Mother's guess was right, this Lu Yingquan was really a fine work of Ning Palace, and she did everything possible to follow Her Royal Highness to the barren mountain, just to find out the news and send a message to Ning Palace.
"What's the matter?" asked Mrs. Liu, "I'm afraid there is some ulterior secret written in this letter." ”
Mrs. Liu's voice fell, and everyone had a gloating expression, as if they were waiting for Lu Yingquan to be unlucky.
Yun Yao stood beside Lu Yingquan, and while everyone's eyes were on Yingquan and the pigeon, she quietly swept everyone's faces, some sarcastic, some sneering, some waiting to see a good show, and some shaking their heads and sighing...... But there was only one person, whose expression was calm, and his eyes fell slightly on the pigeon, and then he lowered his head to hide his expression.
That's her......
Yun Yao thought in her heart, stretched out her hand and pretended to help Lu Yingquan, who was about to fall, and squeezed her hand slightly to give her a signal.
Lu Yingquan received the signal, looked at Shen Che with tears in his eyes, and said, "Your Highness, do you believe the concubine? If the concubine says that she is not a fine worker, will Your Highness believe it?"
"This king......" Shen Che looked at Lu Yingquan's sparkling eyes, and couldn't say anything.
It's just acting, but Lu Yingquan's delicate expression made him feel suffocated, and he didn't know what to say.
"Whether he believes you or not depends on whether you tell the truth or not. The Queen Mother said, "Lu Meiren, I remember that when you served tea in Suochuntai, the mourning family told you that the mourning family is a person who has lived in Ning Palace for half a lifetime, and it is always wrong to be cautious in everything, and you can't blame Che'er for not believing you in today's affairs, this is the idea of the mourning family." ”
"Back to the Queen Mother's words, the concubine is not a fine work of the Ning Palace, this letter ...... It's not a big secret. Lu Yingquan said yes, but when he looked at the letter, he showed a nervous look.
And this nervousness, in the eyes of others, even more felt that this letter was strange.
Lu Yingquan originally thought that she only needed to act casually and lead out the details, but Yun Yao made such a complicated plan, and spent several days thinking about what everyone might say and everyone's possible expressions, taking all of them into account, and then specially choreographed such a few actions and expressions for her.
When facing King Yi, Chu Chu was pitiful, and when facing the Queen Mother, he was decisive but cautious; when he looked at King Yi, he was full of grievances, when he looked at the Queen Mother, he was full of determination, and when he looked at the pigeon, he was full of nervousness, and he was about to faint in a few steps...... There is no need to say anything at all, it is enough for the women in this palace to make up all the plots.
This is much more convincing than her babbling and explaining a bunch of things to King Yi and the Queen Mother. She had to admit that Yun Yao was right, because she had already felt the gaze from all directions, as well as the suspicion of the Queen Mother.
"Since it's not a secret, why does Lu Meiren want to fly pigeons in the middle of the night to pass the book, isn't it just to avoid people's eyes and ears?" Xu Liangren said, "Since Lu Meiren kept saying that this letter doesn't matter, then open the letter and look at it, and you will know everything." ”
Xu Liangren's words won the heart of the Queen Mother, but when she saw the Queen Mother, she nodded and said, "Yes, just open it and take a look." Wushuang, you go and pick up the letter, the mourning family wants to see what is written on it. ”
"No!" Lu Yingquan immediately stopped, "Queen Mother, it's really not a communication with Ning Palace, even if you want to see it, can you not see it in front of so many people?"
This act of stopping, in the eyes of everyone, is even more without three hundred taels of silver here, they are almost sure that this Lu Yingquan is a fine work, this letter must also be with the Ning Palace, just wait for Lu Yingquan to be executed.
Wushuang listened to the Queen Mother's instructions, and regardless of the blood on the pigeons, he directly took out the letter in the small bamboo tube, unfolded it, but his expression changed, and he glanced at Lu Yingquan with some complicated eyes.
When the Queen Mother saw Wushuang's expression, she was even more surprised: "What the hell is it, take it to the mourning family to see." ”
Wushuang hurriedly presented the letter and didn't say anything, letting Empress Dowager Jiang read it herself. And Empress Dowager Jiang glanced over, and she also felt a little surprised, she looked at Lu Yingquan, frowned, and did not speak.
And Lu Yingquan is now standing cramped and restless, blushing and shy.
"Queen Mother, isn't it a correspondence with Ning Gong?" asked Xu Liangren.
This king also wanted to know what was written on it, so that the queen mother and Aunt Wushuang both showed such looks. Shen Che took a few steps forward, took the letter from the Queen Mother's hand, read it in a hurry at a glance, and then laughed.
"Your Highness, don't laugh!" Seeing this, Lu Yingquan roared coquettishly, as if he was ashamed and angry, and his appearance was very pitiful.
And the concubines gasped, this Lu Yingquan actually dared to ...... Talking to His Royal Highness King Yi like this?
"Okay, okay, this king won't laugh, today they misunderstood you and made you wronged. Shen Che said, then walked to Lu Yingquan's side and took her into his arms, "It's windy outside, this king will accompany you in." ”
After speaking, he walked inside, and after a few steps, he turned his head again and said to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, find a pigeon again to send the letter out, Yingquan is full of heart, don't let it down." ”
The Queen Mother didn't say anything, handed over the matter to Wushuang to deal with, and then ordered everyone to disperse. And the concubines who came to watch were still confused, they didn't know what was going on, and they didn't know what Lu Yingquan's letter was written in, which could make King Yi laugh.