Chapter 21: This King Is Not a Tiger
"Very well, thank you, ma'am." Mama Qiu got up and saluted, and then followed Lu Zhu out of the door.
Only Wen Yujiao and Lu Yan were left in the house.
Wen Yujiao had a faint bad premonition and secretly glanced at Lu Yan. The latter was frowning, as if preoccupied.
That's right, the two of them have only known each other for a few days, and their affection for each other is weak, and he suspects that he is also excusable.
"Lord Wang, I just heard what Mama Qiu meant, do you suspect that the maid Bihe in the concubine's courtyard has something to do with this matter of ice and fire?" Wen Yujiao only thought about it for a while, and then understood the power, and decided that instead of waiting for them to interrogate her, it was better to take the initiative to find out about this matter.
Bihe sent a bag of things to the Moon Heart Courtyard, and if that bag contained Ice and Fire Scatter, it could explain how Mrs. Chang was poisoned by Ice and Fire Scatter.
And Mei'er probably because when she was playing in the spring cold courtyard, she accidentally got ice and fire on her hands, and she stained the poisonous powder on the roasted chicken legs. In this way, both things are inseparable from the Spring Cold Courtyard.
This ice and fire are scattered from the Liang country, and he is a native of the Liang country.
Thinking of King Zhao's mother and concubine who died of the poison of this ice and fire scatter back then, if the ice and fire scatter were found in the spring cold courtyard, it was very likely to provoke King Zhao to be furious, and it was not necessary to execute himself.
Thinking like this, a cold sweat broke out on Wen Yujiao's forehead.
The open and secret battles in the back house are not unfamiliar to her.
In the past, in the Prime Minister's Mansion, her father and grandfather's concubines would occasionally make each other stumble or something because of trivial matters, but she had never seen such a big thing as using poison.
Later, when they came to the East Palace, the concubines alone overwhelmed everyone, and the concubines and palace maids in the East Palace were even more silent, and no one dared to come forward.
So although she heard that there are some high-ranking families, and the concubines fight to the death, she has not really experienced it.
"You don't have to worry too much until you find out." Seeing her frightened look, Lu Yan seemed to guess what she was thinking, so he shook her hand to comfort her.
"Lord, if it's later...... What did Bihe confess, if the ice and fire were really related to the concubine's body, then what should it be? Wen Yujiao said, and frowned and glanced at the courtyard.
There was a noise in the courtyard, and there was a faint cry of a maid, and then two stout women grabbed a young maid and walked away.
"What are you nervous about? And the king has not said anything to you. As long as you didn't do it, this king will definitely restore your innocence. Seeing her panicked look, Lu Yan stood up and slowed down, "Don't think about it, you didn't sleep well yesterday, it's better to go back to the couch to make up for sleep." I went to the Moon Heart Courtyard to see how Xinyue was doing, and by the way, I asked her if she knew where the poison came from. ”
Seeing the corner of the dark clothes disappear out of the hall gate, Wen Yujiao was suddenly a little dazed, and shook her head with a wry smile.
The framing of himself may have something to do with Chang Xinyue, but he said that he wanted to ask Chang Xinyue if he had any clues, which shows that he still trusts Chang Xinyue and does not trust himself.
It seems that there are enemies lurking everywhere in this Zhao Palace. The jade side concubine was grounded, and another Mrs. Chang came out, and then another concubine Liu came out, feeling as if it was endless.
It's all to blame for this man marrying so many women. The thought popped into her, and she was shocked by it.
Mei'er's body recovered, probably because she was tired of lying down yesterday, and today she was clamoring to go outside the hospital to play.
It just so happened that Wen Yujiao also felt a little depressed, so she thought about taking the little girl to the water pavilion for a spin.
Today the weather is sunny and there is no snow.
Most of the snow on the road has melted, except for some ice, which occasionally slips when you walk on it.
Wen Yujiao held Mei'er's little hand, and the mother and daughter soaked up the sunshine and walked slowly on the road.
As soon as I arrived at the outer courtyard, I heard the sound of silk and bamboo coming from the water pavilion from a distance. Wen Yujiao remembered that it was probably Lu Yan who was feasting at the water pavilion again.
King Zhao feasted guests and did not like the concubines to approach.
She hurriedly took Mei'er's hand, stopped and said, "Mei'er, let's not go to the water pavilion today, let's go back to the house!" ”
The little girl was obviously unhappy, and pouted, "Meimei wants to play!" ”
Since they came to King Zhao's Mansion, thinking that more things are better than less, Wen Yujiao rarely let Mei'er out of the courtyard, and she never left the palace once, no wonder Mei'er felt bored.
Walking around in the palace is easy to run into King Zhao or other concubines, Wen Yujiao's original intention was to take Mei'er out of the mansion for a walk, but she looked left and right, and there was no one around her, so it would definitely not work for their mother and daughter to go out of the mansion.
She is not familiar with the life in this Weizhou City, and it is not only dangerous for the mother and daughter to go out, but also easy to get lost, and if something happens, she will regret it at that time.
Thinking like this, Wen Yujiao said "Mei'er is obedient", and forcibly picked up the little girl and walked to the Chunhan Courtyard.
Mei'er made a fuss, crying more and more fiercely, as if she had been greatly wronged.
Wen Yujiao was helpless with her, and a person suddenly walked on the plank road of the lake.
The man was tall, dressed in a crimson brocade robe, and a snow-white fox fur was draped over his shoulders. Wen Yujiao glanced at it from a distance, thinking it was Lu Yan, but when the person got closer, she realized that it was not, it seemed to be King Xiang.
Wen Yujiao panicked and quickened her pace again.
"Wen, Wen!" The man called twice behind him, and when he saw that her steps were fast, he didn't mean to stop, so he strode forward to stop her and said, "This king called you, why do you dare to go?" ”
Wen Yujiao is a woman after all, and she can't walk fast with Mei'er in her arms, and there is nothing she can do to stop her.
"I've seen His Royal Highness King Xiang." Wen Yujiao put down Mei'er and curtsied.
King Xiang's gaze was glued to the beauty in front of him, and he couldn't take his eyes off it at all.
The sun is shining, and she is wearing a light green jacket skirt, like a graceful green willow in this desolate winter day, swaying gently with the wind.
King Xiang glanced at the little girl she was holding again, and said "tsk" twice in his heart, he didn't expect this woman to have such a big daughter.
"Where are you mother and daughter going?" Lu Chi cleared his throat and put on a steady and self-contained look, "This king is not a tiger, how can I see that this king is leaving?" ”
Although the tenth brother didn't let himself touch her, if he ...... She took the initiative to take a fancy to herself, but she couldn't complain.
Lu Chi felt that he was not inferior to him in other aspects except that his power was slightly worse than Lu Yan, not to mention that he was young and energetic, and there was only one concubine in the house, and there were no other concubines.
Wen's identity is sensitive, and she has an oil bottle, it is rare to have a noble concubine like her.
What's more, the tenth brother has never given her a name, and Lu Chi thinks that it is probably because he is afraid that this woman was the crown princess of Liang State.