Chapter 108: Degrading a wife to a concubine
Thinking like this, Leng Moran's gaze quickly scanned the hall, and finally landed on a panicked palace maid in the corner.
Leng Mo Ran ordered Feng Yan to interrogate the palace maid.
Before the banquet ended, Feng Yan brought back the news, the palace maid said that someone gave her a hundred taels of silver and asked her to add something to the wine glass, she didn't know what it was, and she didn't know who that person was.
The palace maid's mother was sick, and when the man found her, she seemed to have expected this, and the palace maid didn't want to harm anyone, so she confirmed with the person that this thing would only make Princess Yan lose her honor in front of the palace, and promised not to find her head afterwards, so she agreed to do something.
But the palace maid still remembers the appearance of that person.
Through the description of the palace maid, Leng Mo Ran quickly guessed who instructed him.
Xiao Xixi also had the answer in her heart, but she didn't expect that Fu Qingjiao was so powerful in the palace now, and she could do anything to poison the wine given by the emperor.
Leng Mo Ran planned to tell Emperor Honghui about this, but he saw that an attendant came to ask for instructions, saying that Fu Cairen was going to give birth.
When Emperor Honghui heard this, he didn't care about the other people at the banquet, so he immediately asked people to go to the Tai Hospital to ask for a verdict, and he went to Fu Qingjiao's palace in person.
Empress Murong also followed, and asked the eldest princess Yongzhao to preside over the overall situation before leaving.
In this way, anyone can see Fu Qingjiao's status in Emperor Honghui's heart.
Although Leng Mo Ran had a guess, he didn't plan to tell Emperor Honghui about it, Emperor Honghui might not believe it, and might even make their uncle and nephew lose their hearts.
When he left the palace, he heard that Fu Qingjiao gave birth to the prince smoothly, and Emperor Honghui personally gave the name to the six princes, saying that he would hold a banquet in the palace to celebrate after a hundred days.
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On the carriage back home, Xiao Xixi was always uneasy.
Leng Mo Ran took her hand, and comforted her softly: "It's okay, you don't need to drink that glass of wine, she doesn't have the energy to make trouble for the time being, I will send someone to protect you." ”
Xiao Xixi thought about another thing, she raised her head, looked at Leng Mo Ran with serious eyes, and asked, "If I say that I have the ability to predict the future, do you believe it?" ”
"I believe it." Leng Mo Dye said without thinking.
Xiao Xixi sighed and asked again: "I want to ask you, if Xiao Xiaoyu tied you to another courtyard that day not to simply sleep, but to force you and destroy your innocence, would you destroy the Xiao family?" Even if Xiao Xiaoyu dies, she will be dug up and whipped? ”
Leng Mo Ran frowned, "You mean, in the future you see, I did these things?" ”
Xiao Xixi nodded slightly.
Leng Moran shook his head and said: "I don't think I will do this, even if Xiao Xiaoyu really persecuted me, it is only her fault, what does it have to do with the rest of the Xiao family?" ”
Xiao Xixi continued to ask: "What if you can't see with your eyes?" How much would you hate her when you were drugged and forced to cook with her? ”
Leng Mo Ran said without concealment: "I wish I could peel her skin and tendons." ”
"So it's just about Xiao Xiaoyu alone, right?"
"No matter how much I hate her, I shouldn't attack the rest of the Xiao family, unless there is another reason."
Xiao Xixi also realized this, and she asked: "So what can make the prince hate the Xiao family to the fullest?" ”
Leng Mo Ran thought for a while before he said, "Unless the Xiao family has something to do with the death of my father and princess, I may be desperate...... Slaughter. ”
If he hadn't met Xiao Xixi, with his coldness in the past, I'm afraid he would really do this kind of thing.
After Leng Mo Ran finished speaking, he was afraid that Xiao Xixi would leave his heart with him, and his eyes were full of worry.
Xiao Xi regretted and said: "So, in the future I see, it is likely that someone will blame the Xiao family for the death of the former King Yan and the princess." That's why you killed the Xiao family after becoming the regent, and you dug up Xiao Xiaoyu, who is no longer alive, and whipped the corpse. ”
"Regent?"
Xiao Xixi realized that she was speechless for a while, coughed lightly, pretended not to say these three words, and asked, "Do you think what I said is right?" ”
"It's reasonable."
So this time, although Xiao Xiaoyu was absent early, the people behind it may still blame the Xiao family. The Xiao family is a family of military generals, and my father is in military power, once something happens to the Xiao family, it will also make other generals feel cold, which is definitely a big blow to Da Chu. ”
The book does not write much about the affairs of the court, only that Leng Mo Ran became the regent to assist the new emperor, and when the heroine Fu Qingjiao became the queen mother, the book was over, so it is unknown whether the six princes can sit firmly in the country.
What Xiao Xixi is most worried about now is the Xiao family.
She said: "Can you please the prince, don't fall into the trap this time anyway." My Xiao family is all good ministers, and I will not do anything unfavorable to Da Chu. ”
Leng Moran nodded seriously and reassured her: "Don't be afraid, I believe in you, and I will never let the Xiao family have an accident." ”
Xiao Xixi was very scared, she didn't want something to happen to her hard-won family, fear spread in her heart, she wrapped her cold ink-stained waist, nestled in his arms, and said in a delicate and soft voice: "The Xiao family can not have military power, they can not have their current status, I want them to live well." ”
Only by living, there is nothing else.
"Okay." Cold ink dye stroked her hair and replied gently.
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Soon after that, the so-called evidence was put in front of Leng Mo Ran.
It is said that Xiao Chongye planned the fire in the Yanwang Mansion in the north because he stood in line with Emperor Honghui and curried favor with Emperor Honghui.
And the rest of the Xiao family is more or less involved.
The evidence is extremely clear, if it weren't for the psychological preparation before, and Leng Mo Dye had sent someone to find out Xiao Chongye's movements back then, I'm afraid I would really have to believe it.
However, Leng Mo Ran was worried that the people behind him would use other methods to attack the Xiao family again, so he deliberately found a mistake, so that Xiao Chongye was withdrawn from his military power, and the Xiao family's male rank was demoted.
Now that he can keep the Xiao family from being targeted for the time being, Leng Mo Ran blames himself very much, he can only use this method to protect his wife's mother's family.
But Xiao Xixi felt that it was better to do this, after all, they didn't know who the person behind it was, and it was better to recharge than to clash head-on.
Xiao Xixi returned to Xiao's house, her father and brother were not sad because of this, but smiled and comforted her not to care, Xiao Xixi was warmed by her family.
However, this matter soon involved Xiao Xixi.
Emperor Honghui suddenly issued an edict, saying that Xiao Xi had no children under her knees for more than a year after entering the palace, and was not worthy of sitting as a concubine, so she was demoted to a concubine, and at the same time, she was also given marriage, so that Leng Mo Ran would marry Pei's daughter as the princess.
After receiving the decree, Leng Mo Dye entered the palace to face the saint, but Emperor Honghui did not see him.
Xiao Xixi never felt that Leng Mo Ran would betray her, even if the emperor gave her a marriage, she was not worried at all.
Even if Pei's daughter entered the door, she would not pose any threat to her, just like those women before.
On the day Pei Yuhan entered the door, Leng Mo Ran did not greet her relatives, did not visit the church, and did not plan to drink wine with her.
The emperor gave marriage, and he couldn't throw people out, but he could still give her a courtyard to live in and take care of her food and drink.
Pei Yuhan couldn't sit still, she was wearing a cumbersome wedding dress, and she lifted the corner of her skirt and rushed to the main courtyard.
In the study, Xiao Xixi sat on the beauty couch, one hand supporting her chin, and the other hand casually resting on the desk.
Leng Moran stood in front of the desk, drawing her face with a brush.
Hearing the movement outside, Leng Mo Ran put down the brush and led the sleepy Xiao Xixi out of the study.
(End of chapter)