Chapter 188: It's better to apologize in public
Wei Yingchen's fireworks for Hua Rong spread in Hanjing on the second day, and the news that the two had ordered a baby kiss also spread.
However, few people are optimistic about this marriage, and they are all waiting to see the joke of Huarong.
Although the Wei family was in Jiangbei before, they were rich enough to rival the country, and the threshold was not lower than that of those big families, how could it be possible to let a lost woman be a young lady?
After the queen mother heard the news, she sent someone to summon Hua Rong, afraid that Hua Rong would not enter the palace, so she specifically mentioned Sanniang.
Hua Rong discussed with Ruan, and Ruan accompanied Hua Rong into the palace.
The Queen Mother was not surprised to see Ruan, so she exchanged a few words of greeting and beckoned Hua Rong to her side.
Hua Rong stepped forward and was grabbed by the queen mother's wrist, and the queen mother pretended to sigh and said: "You have helped the mourning family massage before, but you are not here these days, and the mourning family is not adaptable." ”
The Queen Mother said that she loved Huarong, but in fact, she treated her as a maid, and hinted that she would help her massage herself as soon as they met.
Ruan Shi took over: "There are two maids around the courtiers who are also very good at massage, if the queen mother likes it, the next time the courtiers will bring them into the palace to serve, Lingqing finally returned to you, I think you are reluctant to let her do this." ”
The Queen Mother smiled and patted Hua Rong's hand and said: "The mourning family is reluctant, but she can't bear this child's filial piety, she also told the mourning family before that she didn't want to marry and stay with the mourning family all the time." ”
The ancestors and grandchildren just said this in private, and the queen mother said this in front of the Ruan family, obviously not wanting Hua Rong to marry.
Ruan Shi showed a moving expression and said: "Such a filial child is really rare, she has suffered for so many years before, there is no resentment at all, this heart is really excellent, not to mention that the queen mother is reluctant to her, the courtiers only get along with her for a few days and like it." ”
Ruan's did not directly mention the marriage contract between Hua Rong and Wei Yingchen, but he liked Hua Rong both inside and outside the words.
The two secretly clashed, and the Queen Mother was a little unhappy after hearing it, but she couldn't bear it.
After a while, the crown prince came to Cining Palace.
The prince first talked to the Queen Mother and Ruan's for a while, and then said to Hua Rong: "Before the spring hunt, I misunderstood my sister and injured my sister, and today I heard that my sister entered the palace, and I came to apologize to my sister." ”
The prince said very sincerely, and asked people to prepare an apology, but before Hua Rong could speak, the queen mother preemptively asked: "What misunderstanding?" How could Lingqing's injury be caused by you? ”
The prince took the opportunity to tell what happened that night, the two palace ladies have been disposed of, there is no witness from the side, the prince is talking about what happened to Huarong and Jiang Yunhua, but Jiang Yunhua hid it well and was not caught raped in bed.
After hearing this, the Queen Mother pretended to look at Hua Rong lovingly and said, "Why are you so stupid, you didn't do anything like that, you didn't do it, why do you want to hit the pillar?" Didn't you tell the mourning family before that you liked the Jiang family's kid, that is, the Jiang family's kid was really unruly, and the mourning family was your master. ”
The Queen Mother's words were ostensibly to protect Hua Rong, but in fact, she deliberately said it to Ruan, Hua Rong and Jiang Yunyu are still unclear because of that past, if Ruan's mind is not dizzy, he should break his mind to let Hua Rong pass through the door.
Ruan Shi was not deceived by the drama of the Queen Mother and the Prince singing and harmonizing, she looked at the Queen Mother and said: "The courtiers have also heard about this matter, and the young master Jiang personally came to the door a few days ago to explain the matter, saying that it was just a misunderstanding, and also said that the Zhongyong Bofu owed Lingqing, and if anyone dared to say that Lingqing was not good in the future, it would be against the Zhongyong Bofu, and the courtiers could not trust others, but they could still trust Zhongyong Bo." ”
Ruan's reaction was not expected by the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother frowned and was a little dissatisfied, and wanted to say something more, and heard Ruan Shi say: "It's a good thing that the Queen Mother feels sorry for her granddaughter, but Zhonglang will be a man after all, and his actions before were very absurd, how did the Queen Mother let him protect Lingqing, this outsider misunderstood that Lingqing was a small matter, and he didn't know the Queen Mother's intentions, so it was not good for the royal family to have a disagreement with the Zhongyong Uncle's Mansion." ”
The Wei family has a big business, and the Ruan family, the housewife, is not in vain, the queen mother has already handed over the power of the six palaces to the queen, but when she is old, her brain is not as fast as Ruan's, and her mouth is not so sharp.
The Queen Mother was able to use her identity to suppress Hua Rong before, but she couldn't suppress Ruan's family.
After all, thirty percent of the tax and silver in the national treasury are paid by the Wei family's firm, and the Wei family has to contribute money and efforts to disaster relief funds every year.
The Queen Mother was choked by Ruan, and Ruan looked at the prince again: "How important is a woman's reputation, the prince, as a man, heard that his sister was sick, and he didn't let the imperial doctor go to diagnose and treat him, but took several other princes with him, did he go with the intention of catching the adulterer from the beginning?" ”
Ruan's words poked the prince's thoughts, and the prince hurriedly denied it: "My father had a cough that day, and all the imperial doctors were guarding my father's side, and the palace was also worried about my sister, so I took a few royal brothers to take a look." ”
"Since it is a visit, why does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince let the guards search the house?"
Ruan's eyes were sharp, and there was a kind of transparency that saw through everything.
The crown prince originally thought that the Marquis of Jingyang had just arrived in Hanjing, but he didn't know the inside story, but seeing the Ruan family like this, he had to suspect that the Wei family and the Zhongyong Bofu had long been colluding.
The prince's face was ugly, and he said with a stiff face: "This palace is also doing that for the sake of Lingqing's sister's safety, if she hadn't behaved too weakly at that time, this palace would not have been like this." ”
The prince pushed the pot on Hua Rong, the queen mother just wanted to help, Ruan Shi smiled first: "Lingqing has been out of exile for many years, and now it is not easy to find it, her parents are no longer alive, if His Royal Highness the prince really treats her as a sister, he should pity her and take care of her, besides, the Yuexi envoys will enter Beijing not long after, if there is any scandal in the royal family, where is the face of Zhaoling, His Royal Highness doesn't want to think about it as the prince of a country?" ”
Ruan's tone was gentle, but the words he spoke, every word was needle-like, no weaker than those ministers in the court, the prince was scolded in the court these days, but he didn't expect to be scolded by the women when he came to Cining Palace, and the breath around him was cold, but he couldn't offend the Wei family on the surface, so he could only suppress his temper and say: "What Madam said is true, so this palace came today to apologize to Sister Lingqing." ”
The Queen Mother stared at Hua Rong coldly and motioned for her to speak quickly.
Ruan Shi saw it clearly, and said quietly: "It is indeed not easy for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to pull down his identity and apologize to Lingqing, but there have been rumors about the incident that night, and in a few days, the Jingyang Marquis Mansion is going to hold a housewarming banquet, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can be present to help Lingqing explain clearly in front of everyone." ”
The prince twisted his eyebrows and asked in disbelief: "Madame means to apologize in public from this palace?" ”
This request was too much, the prince's tone could not hide his anger, Ruan Shi did not argue with the prince, and said with a gentle smile: "The courtiers just proposed, it doesn't matter if Your Highness is unwilling, the courtiers will find a way to clarify for Lingqing, but the injury on Lingqing's head is not healed, if people mistakenly think that His Royal Highness almost forced the orphan daughter of King Qi to death because of a misunderstanding, it will not be good." ”
The words were full of threats.
The prince was so angry that he almost gritted his teeth!