69 069 Seeking allies
Chen Xueying was not called for questioning again, and it was obvious that the matter had been closed.
Obviously, Lu Wuji didn't believe in the bite of the two concubines at all, and didn't bother the concubine at all, but after the two concubines were disposed of, he directly asked Qin Youan to read the holy decree of promotion, and promoted the concubine to Jia Zhaoyi, and was extremely favored.
The emperor made a statement, but the matter did not stop, and there were faint rumors in the palace that Jia Zhaoyi directly murdered people in order to take revenge on the two concubines, remove the stumbling blocks, and directly murder people.
The rumors were originally more and more bizarre, but in the end, they had become Jia Zhaoyi's small-bellied chicken intestines, and her heart was vicious.
For this reason, the emperor also went to Chuxiu Palace and lost his temper at Concubine Yu.
"This is the first time you've managed the harem, why did this mistake happen. A few days ago, Qin Youan read out the holy decree of Jia Zhaoyi's ascension, what do I mean, can you not know? Why are rumors still rampant in the palace now? Lu Wuji asked in a cold voice.
Concubine Yu immediately knelt down, she said apologetic words on her lips, but she was actually even more annoyed by Jia Zhaoyi in her heart.
This woman is really a problem, no one in this palace has been rumored, even the queen is no exception, every once in a while the queen is unlucky, no one said anything, but when it comes to Jia Zhaoyi, she can't bear it at all, and even asks the emperor to seek justice for her in person.
"Don't tell me this, I just need the rumors to go away. You tell me how long it will take, and you can't do it again next time. ”
Concubine Yu immediately said: "The concubine immediately ordered that anyone who chews the root of the tongue will be killed immediately." Within three days, the rumors had disappeared. ”
The emperor was not satisfied with her assurance, and even frowned.
"What do you mean by that? Jia Zhaoyi is pregnant now, and it is the time to accumulate virtue, and you order people to be beaten to death, isn't that damaging to yin virtue? Ai Concubine, I see that you were the most secure in the past, and everyone praised you for your exquisiteness, why did you lose an inch in this matter? Or did you also promote the rumors? ”
When he asked these few words, Concubine Yu's legs were weak at the moment, and she hurriedly kowtowed to prove her innocence.
"Your Majesty, the concubines really haven't done this. The weather is getting hotter, and I want to go to the palace to escape the heat, but the concubine has been busy with summer affairs, so she neglected this matter. Within two days, the concubines will inevitably make the rumors disappear, and the rumors about Jia Zhaoyi will definitely not appear in the future. She reassured directly, gritted her teeth, and her tone was categorical.
Seeing that she was so resolute, Lu Wuji snorted coldly and let her go.
"This is what Concubine Ai said herself, if there are rumors about Jia Zhaoyi in the future, I will ask you." Lu Wuji said coldly.
A layer of cold sweat broke out on Concubine Yu's forehead, although her heart was full of unwillingness, she didn't dare to show the slightest hint on her face.
"Also, this year's summer trip has been cancelled." Lu Wuji shook off the next sentence lightly.
Concubine Yu frowned, this summer trip had already been decided.
Although the Northern Qi is in the north, the weather is still very hot in the hot season.
In addition, Northern Qi is not as wealthy as Dayan, and it is not possible to go out for summer vacation every year, and Northern Qi is once every three years.
And after Lu Wuji got older, he was already sensitive to the climate and very intolerant of heat, and he mentioned the summer vacation several times, and he had some expectations between words, so Concubine Yu asked the palace people to clean up early.
I didn't expect this to be cleaned up soon, and the emperor suddenly said this, which simply made everyone busy in vain.
"Your Majesty, is there any emergency? Or did someone disagree? This year, the weather has been smooth, the border has been relatively stable, and it is also the original summer trip, and many relevant orders have been issued-"
Concubine Yu found it difficult to accept, not to mention those young concubines, even she felt tired of staying in the palace, summer trips and annual hunting were days to go out to let off steam.
The hunting time is short, and most of them are men's sports, but the summer vacation is more interesting and exciting.
It's just that before she finished speaking, she was rudely interrupted by Lu Wuji.
"Concubine Yu, are you pretending to be stupid with me? Jia Zhaoyi is not sitting firmly now, and she can't go on a summer trip, it is the time when she can't leave people, at this time, everyone is gone, and she is left alone in the harem, what do you let her think. You are also pregnant, you should know how fragile a woman is when she is pregnant, why don't you know how to be considerate of her? Lu Wuji said in a deep voice.
"There is no reason why the summer trip has been cancelled. I have a good conversation with you today, but don't spread it out again and turn it into an outrageous rumor, otherwise I will ask you. ”
After he finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left in a hurry, presumably in a hurry to see Jia Zhaoyi.
Concubine Yu, who was still kneeling on the ground, was full of shock, and she didn't react after a long time, but the palace people on the side stepped forward to help her, and she stood up tremblingly.
"The emperor's words were canceled for Jia Zhaoyi's summer trip, and the concubine didn't hear it wrong, right?" She asked softly.
The palace maids looked at each other in pairs before nodding.
"Master, you heard it right, that's what the emperor said."
After receiving an affirmative answer, Concubine Yu raised her head and laughed three times: "It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous." This is what our emperor can say? His queen had never said such a thing, had she? What kind of three heads and six arms did this Jia Zhaoyi give birth to, which can make the emperor treat him so differently. ”
"I'm looking forward to Jia Zhaoyi giving birth to a prince, with the emperor's love for her, is she reluctant to carry her son into the wolf's den?"
Concubine Yu obviously held back her words, and she couldn't wait to scold her loudly, but she was afraid that someone would hear it out.
After thinking about it, she still felt unhappy, so she asked the palace people to come over and told her carefully.
In the evening, after the rumors of the palace people were beaten to death, no one dared to mention Jia Zhaoyi anymore.
However, the emperor was afraid that Jia Zhaoyi would be lonely, so he canceled this year's summer trip, and the concubines who should know about this matter also knew about it.
Rumors do not necessarily have to be passed on by word of mouth in the palace, on the contrary, they directly pass through the palace people and reach the ears of the masters of each palace, and they also avoid a lot of trouble.
At this time, few people will tell the truth, after all, the emperor's move has sounded the alarm for everyone, this Jia Zhaoyi is different from other concubines, she has been favored by the emperor so much, and even made exceptions for her, which has become the public enemy of the whole harem.
The atmosphere in the palace suddenly became subtle, Chen Xueying was impatient to get into it, so she simply reduced the number of times she entered the palace, only came in once every three days, and went straight to the East Palace to frolic with the wolves.
"Master, Jia Zhaoyi asks to see." There are palace people outside to spread the word.
"Please let her in."
Chen Xueying had just separated from the wolves and was cleaning her hands at the moment.
When Jia Zhaoyi came in, she was already holding the hand cream and wiping it carefully.
The two saluted each other, Jia Zhaoyi was still cautious, she was very pleased, and offered a small gift made by herself, obviously with a lot of thought, and chatted for a while.
It wasn't until the atmosphere in the hall was very harmonious that she wrinkled her face and her tone was distressed.
"Crown Princess, I have something I don't understand, I don't know if you know?"
Chen Xueying took a sip of tea, didn't raise her eyebrows, and said softly: "What's the matter?" ”
"I found that the people in the palace stayed away when they saw me. Whether it's going to ask for peace or going out to visit the garden, whenever you meet the concubines and sisters, even if they are talking and talking enthusiastically, when they see me, they will retreat. Even when I offered to talk, they seldom accosted me, as if I was some kind of beast. ”
Jia Zhaoyi frowned lightly, with a puzzled look on her face, and a little innocent.
To sum it up in one sentence, she is isolated.
Chen Xueying laughed in her heart, the emperor took the lead for you, who would dare to approach you.
If the words collide, or bump into each other, then you can't eat and walk around.
In addition, they also wanted to teach Jia Zhaoyi a lesson, so they simply treated her as a transparent person.
She raised her eyes, glanced at Jia Zhaoyi, put down the teacup, gently wiped the corners of her lips with an embroidered handkerchief, and said softly: "Is Jia Zhaoyi really unaware?" ”
"The concubine doesn't know it, so she wants to ask you for advice." She spoke in a humble tone.
Chen Xueying didn't eat her, and chuckled lightly at the corners of her mouth: "Jia Zhaoyi is in the palace every day, and you don't even know it, so how can this palace, a person who is often outside the palace, know?" You're asking the wrong person. ”
Although she looks at Jia Zhaoyi pleasing to the eye, it does not mean that she will help, let alone get involved in this matter.
Joke, the women in this harem, except for the queen, are all the concubines of their father-in-law, what is the matter with her daughter-in-law's interference, it is too ugly to spread it out in a reasonable way.
was lightly blocked back by Chen Xueying's words, and Jia Zhaoyi's face was a little pale.
She bit her lip, as if she had made up her mind, and said in a low voice: "The concubines also have some guesses, but they are not sure if the emperor paid too much attention to me because of her pregnancy and snubbed the other concubines, which led to such a situation." ”
"Then you shouldn't ask me, Concubine Yu is a well-known clever person, you may be able to ask her to solve her doubts." Chen Xueying waved her hand.
"Concubine Yu is also the emperor's concubine, but you are not, so I thought of coming to you for advice."
"But I'm a junior, and I can't say a word about the things in my father's palace." She made a gesture to shut up.
No matter how Jia Zhaoyi put on an innocent expression or sold miserably, Chen Xueying refused to make a single suggestion.
When she finally sent people out, Jia Zhaoyi was also depressed and looked in bad spirits.
After Hua Rong sent people off, she couldn't help but show a little worried look on her face.
"Master, the slave looked at Jia Zhaoyi as if she was about to cry. If her appearance reaches the emperor's ears, I'm afraid you'll blame you. ”
Ye Jing couldn't help but speak: "Yes, this Jia Zhaoyi is obviously against the emperor's appetite, it is simply growing in his heart, making the old emperor Tieshu bloom, and he completely wants to praise Jia Zhaoyi as the first favorite concubine." You are angry and crying, if she has a headache and brain fever when she goes back, the emperor will ask if she is angry here in the East Palace, and he will not call you over for a lecture! ”
"Even Concubine Yu can't escape!"
Hua Rong and Ye Jing sang and harmonized, and they had already made up how Jia Zhaoyi was going to be pretentious when she went back, and Chen Xueying couldn't help but laugh when she heard it.
"Don't worry, Jia Zhaoyi won't be so stupid."
"What do you mean by that?" Ye Jing asked curiously.
"She came to get me on her boat. Show me weakness, ask me for advice, if I remind her, or give her advice, it will be equivalent to getting close to the alliance at first, and if you come to help each other a few times later, you will be sure that you are in the same boat. Since you want to stand on the united front with me, why do you want to do the opposite and let the emperor scold me, isn't that a separation from me? Chen Xueying explained softly.
"But didn't you ignore her?" Hua Rong was even more worried.
"That's right, the alliance is broken, won't she be hated by love, and trampled on by love?" Ye Jing nodded immediately, and gave two inappropriate examples.
"No, she is isolated in this harem, and there are enemies everywhere. Even if I don't join her alliance, she won't dare to be my enemy, and she will even win me over. Chen Xueying was very calm.
Hua Rong figured it out and nodded immediately.
However, Ye Jing has watched too many film and television dramas, and she always can't help but conspiracy theories: "That's not necessarily, there is a saying that there are more lice and are not afraid of itching, maybe she will take advantage of this psychology and turn her head to hate you even more." ”
Chen Xueying snapped her fingers: "You're right, it's indispensable to guard against people." ”
It happened that Lu Zhao came back from business, and Chen Xueying immediately greeted him.
"Lu Zhao, you came back just in time, let Bengong ride it!" :,,