Chapter 350: Glory That Can't Be Lost
Hu Xian'er and Xiao Qianqian stood in front of King Rui's desk together, and a stick of incense had already passed, but they still didn't see King Rui speak. After standing for a long time, their legs will be sore, Hu Xian'er and Xiao Qianqian have both grown up pampered, so they naturally can't stand these hardships.
"Lord Wang, do you have anything to tell you to come to the concubine and Concubine Xiao?" Hu Xian'er saluted respectfully towards King Rui. She is Princess Rui, and now that she has the title of the imperial court, she naturally has the prestige of the princess.
Xiao Qianqian glanced at Hu Xian'er coldly, the prince didn't open her mouth, she chattered a lot, but so what, didn't the prince still ignore her?
Just when Xiao Qianqian was proud, King Rui said coldly, "You guys fought in the front yard today?" ”
Hearing this, Hu Xian'er swallowed her saliva, she knew that King Rui would definitely know about today's events, and she would also investigate it, but it was all because of Xiao Qianqian, a slut, who provoked her first. Thinking of this, Hu Xian'er knelt on the ground with a puff, "Lord, today is a happy day for the concubine to receive the emperor's decree to canonize Mrs. Yipin, everyone was happy, but Concubine Xiao Fang seriously injured the concubine with bad words, and the concubine said a few words to her when she was angry, but she was even more excessive, and she raised her hand and beat the concubine, and the concubine fought back because she didn't want to be beaten." Hu Xian'er pear blossom said with tears.
King Rui is the person who cares about face the most, although she herself has her own mistakes first, but the person who is most wrong is Xiao Qianqian, anyway, she is a brainless guy, and if she puts all the blame on her, she can be left alone.
Hu Xian'er was wishful thinking in her heart, but Xiao Qianqian was not as simple as he thought, Xiao Qianqian was born in an official family, even if she was not very smart, but she would not be stupid enough to be sold and give money to the people.
"Lord, the concubine is really wronged, because the princess said that she is now a first-class lady, and she will have the final say in this mansion in the future, if you don't believe it, you can ask the maids and family members who were present at the time." Xiao Qianqian said softly. target
Hu Xian'er didn't expect that Xiao Qianqian took out tens of thousands of taels of silver to buy off all the maids in the house during the time she went back to the room to rest, and she, Hu Xian'er, usually treats the maids and maids very harshly, and the people have long complained, but they have always dared to be angry and dare not speak.
"Tell the housekeeper to testify with the maidservant?" King Rui said with cold eyes. Xiao Qianqian actually said that she wanted to confront the maids of the house, either this matter was just like what Xiao Qianqian said, or Xiao Qianqian bought off the people in the house, and then, King Rui said: "Forget the maids of the house, let the housekeeper come the most appropriate." Then he shouted out the door, and Xuanwu hurried to ask the housekeeper.
After a while, the housekeeper walked quickly, "My subordinates have seen the prince, the princess, and the side concubine." The butler saluted respectfully.
"Well, housekeeper, the two of them are fighting in the front yard today, Xiao Qianqian said that it was because Hu Xian'er said that she is now Mrs. Yipin, and she will be in charge of this family in the future, is this the case?" Rui Wang said lightly.
"Yes, my lord. Today, there is a holy decree in the palace, everyone is in the front yard, and Concubine Hu Zheng said after Yuanfu's father-in-law left, she is now a first-class lady, and in the future, she will have the final say in this house. The housekeeper said lightly.
Hearing this, King Rui looked at Hu Xian'er coldly, Hu Xian'er was at a loss, she really didn't say those words, but how could the housekeeper speak for Xiao Qianqian, the housekeeper is the prince's person, and he has been by the prince's side for many years.
"Lord, the concubine knows that she is wrong, please forgive the prince." Hu Xian'er suddenly knelt on the ground and cried.
So far, no matter how much she argues, it is useless, the other maids and maids, the prince may not believe it, but the housekeeper is the person he trusts the most.
"Wrongdoing? Hmph, this king sees that you are deliberate, the title of Mrs. Yipin, this king can ask the imperial brother to entitle you, and he can also ask the imperial brother to revoke your title. King Rui said coldly.
It's so hateful, I thought she was a kind-hearted woman, but I didn't expect that such superficiality was still the best for his Yi'er.
"Don't, Lord, this Lady is the glory of the Rui Palace, if the emperor takes back the seal, then the Rui Palace's Mansion will also be embarrassed." Hu Xian'er cried. The glory she had so hard to get, so she didn't want to lose it like this.
"Don't? Can you still deserve the title of Mrs. Destiny like you? You're not worthy. King Rui said coldly.
To be honest, he really didn't want to ask Hu Xian'er for the title of Mrs. Yipin's fate, if it weren't for the fact that the person who killed his child also had his own responsibility, he would definitely not do anything for this woman.
"Lord, the concubine begs you, please don't ask the emperor to revoke the concubine's title, the concubine must repent, please give the concubine a chance." Hu Xian'er crawled on the ground and cried.
The corners of Xiao Qianqian's lips hooked up a smile, it's really good, I didn't expect to be able to bring down Hu Xian'er so smoothly. It's just that...... Why should a steward help himself?
He is a close confidant of the prince, and he can't buy him at all. What's going on here? Things were at an impasse for a while......
King Rui pondered for a moment, and said coldly: "Hu Xian'er, this king will give you a chance, from today on, you will be grounded for three months, and the affairs in the palace will be handed over to the housekeeper to do, and, remember, the only owner of Rui Wang's Mansion is still this king, you have no right to dispose of every grass and tree in the palace, and you are not the mistress of the palace, and don't think of being the hostess in the future." After finishing speaking, King Rui waved his hand, and Xuanwu led someone to take Hu Xian'er down.
Xiao Qianqian let out a bad breath in her heart, naturally she was happy, just now the prince said that Hu Xian'er will never be the mistress of the palace, what does this sentence mean, could it be that the prince has not forgotten Ling Ruoyi? Or is it possible for her to become the mistress of the Rui Palace?
Xiao Qianqian returned to her residence, thinking about it, she didn't understand why the housekeeper wanted to help her, did she ask for herself? No, she is a side concubine, and her father is just a waiter, since the death of her aunt, the Ling family and the Xiao family have long been incompatible, and there is really no reason for people to take advantage of her identity.
Hu Xian'er is different, she is the concubine of Rui Wang, her father is the secretary of the criminal department, and her brother is the deputy general who guards the border passes, so she thinks that this identity is more valuable than her.
"Master, what are you thinking?" The handmaid Orchid said with a smile.
"I'm wondering why the housekeeper would help me." Xiao Qianqian said lightly.
"Then it must be because the butler wants you." Orchid said with a smile.
Hmph, how can things be so simple, ask for yourself? It seems that I don't have that much ability. "Do you have a request for this concubine? What is there to ask for from this concubine? In terms of anything, this concubine can't compare to Hu Xian'er, it seems that she is more valuable than this concubine. ”
"Master, don't think so, no matter how good she is, after today, she will be in front of the prince and will never be able to raise her head again. Moreover, the slave maid inquired that the prince was not happy when he knew that Princess Hu was pregnant, and he once thought about putting safflower in the soup and killing her child. ”
Hearing this, Xiao Qianqian was overjoyed, it turned out that there was such a thing, so it was the prince who put saffron in the red date longan soup? But Hu Xian'er fell in the garden, she also saw it with her own eyes, what is going on?
Also, she and Hu Xian'er entered the mansion at the same time, and the prince never went to either of them's room to spend the night, so Hu Xian'er was secretly married to the human pearl, and she had to frame the prince and let the prince eat this dumb loss.
Thinking of this, Xiao Qianqian couldn't help but applaud her analytical ability, this Hu Xian'er is really bold, she actually gave the prince a green hat, and she didn't want to think about who the prince was. No, no, if Hu Xian'er was not the flesh and blood of the prince before, then how could the prince still tolerate her. If it is the flesh and blood of the prince, then why did the prince kill his own children? It doesn't make sense.
Immediately, Xiao Qianqian understood that no matter whether she was pregnant with the prince's flesh and blood, the prince would not keep it, and in the prince's heart, the only person who was destined to give him a child was Ling Ruoyi.
That's it, she has already broken off the idea of giving birth to a son to King Rui, and she can be a mother and a son, as long as she can enjoy all the glory and wealth in her lifetime, this is enough.
Early the next morning, as soon as Xiao Qianqian sat down in her small courtyard, Orchid came to report to the housekeeper to ask for a meeting. It's really fresh enough, the housekeeper actually came to see her? It's really fresh.
"Master, the housekeeper is still waiting for the letter outside, can't you see him?"
"Invite him in, I'll see what he has to say." Xiao Qianqian was very curious about the housekeeper's actions to help her, she hadn't gone to look for him yet, but she didn't expect him to come to her door.
"Concubine Xiao Wan'an." The butler said with a smile. But she didn't salute, of course, Xiao Qianqian wouldn't care about these anymore, since she entered the palace, who has treated her as a dish, and she doesn't want to bully her?
"The housekeeper is exempt, I wonder if the housekeeper is here to tell me the reason for helping me?" Xiao Qianqian said lightly.
"That's right, I'm here to negotiate a deal with Concubine Xiao." The butler said with a smile. Immediately, sitting opposite Xiao Qianqian, she picked up the teapot on the stone table, poured herself a cup of tea, took a sip and said: "The tea tastes bitter and astringent, and there is a musty smell, it is last year's old tea." ”
"I'm just a side concubine, my status is low, and my father's official position is not high, where can I drink new tea, and it's good to have old tea to drink."
"This is easy to do, after a while, I will instruct my subordinates to bring some new tea to the side concubine." The butler smiled lightly.
"Then thank you butler, shouldn't the butler tell me why he helped me last night?" Xiao Qianqian said lightly. Before her mother died, she repeatedly advised her to restrain her temper, otherwise she would suffer a big loss, but she didn't believe it, and as a result, she was harmed by Hu Xian'er several times and had no room to fight back.
It wasn't until ......, until the last time, that Mama took her own life to save her, and she did it, but it was too late. However, her relationship with Hu Xian'er was also concluded. After Mama died, she read a lot of books, especially the women in the ancient palace and the palace.
"Since Concubine Xiao wants to know, then I will also say it bluntly, one of my distant nephews committed an accident some time ago and was locked up in the prison of the Criminal Department, and there is no way to dredge it up, so I want to ask Lord Ling Zun to help find someone to replace it, if I can save my nephew, I will definitely repay it in the future."
"Hu Xian'er's father is the secretary of the Criminal Department, why don't you ask her for help?" Xiao Qianqian wondered. Even though she is not very shrewd, she also knows that the housekeeper did not take advantage of the fact that the daughter who put Shangshu did not stutter, but stammered the daughter of a squire......