Chapter 3 Becoming a Scapegoat
Concubine Li's residence was far away from Qingyun Palace, and Su Huang walked for a long time before he saw the three big characters of Guan Ju Palace. Concubine Li's palace is different from other places, and it seems to have a slightly exotic atmosphere. Su Huang vaguely remembered that his father had said that this Concubine Li was once the princess of the Turtle Whisker Country, and he thought that this palace must have been specially built by the emperor for Concubine Li.
Concubine Li sat on the chair, as if she had been waiting for them for a long time, and when she saw Mu Xize coming in, she naturally smiled and said, "Come, Aze, sit!"
Su Huang saw this Concubine Li for the first time, and felt that Concubine Li was very young, and she didn't feel much older than herself, her skin was so white that it was like a natural uncarved clotted white jade, which made people can't help but want to reach out and touch it, and her long and curled eyelashes trembled slightly one by one, making people unconsciously look at those aura eyes, and her heart also rippled with her eyes.
"I haven't seen you for a long time, Sister Ah is more beautiful than before!" Mu Xize naturally sat next to Concubine Li, picked up a piece of pastry on the plate casually, and ate it very casually and without restraint.
Seeing Xi Ze calling Concubine Li Sister and showing great affection, Su Huang expected that the relationship between the two of them must be extraordinary.
Just thinking about it, he suddenly found that Concubine Li's eyes fell on herself, and Su Huang realized that he hadn't said a word to Concubine Li after entering the Guanju Palace, so he hurriedly replied in a panic: "Su Huang asks Concubine Li for her mother!"
"You don't have to be restrained, Aze and I have known each other since we were tortoisers, and over the years, I have treated Aze like a brother, and you can treat me as a sister!"
Concubine Li smiled, like a big sister next door, making Su Huang's heart warm and comfortable.
Su Huang also smiled at Concubine Li, as if he unconsciously regarded her as his reliance in the palace, or even her friend. Suddenly remembering the dim sum that Wang Guifei entrusted her to hand over, Su Huang handed the dim sum to Concubine Li without delay.
"Niangniang, this is brought to you by Wang Guifei Tuo Suhuang, it is a newly made Ruyi cake from Qingyun Palace, it tastes very good, Niangniang will definitely like it. ”
"Okay, let's put this first, I'll taste it later!"
Concubine Li's smile made people feel like a spring breeze, and people couldn't help but feel excited, Su Huang looked at her with a smile and a smile on her face, every move, both envious and intoxicated.
"Sister, let Su Huang stay with you, I still have something to do, so I will retire first. ”
Mu Xize's words shattered this dreamlike peace.
"You haven't come to see me for almost half a year, and you're about to leave as soon as you meet, why are you so busy that you can't even squeeze out an hour or two!" Concubine Li took a sip of tea, and there seemed to be a hint of complaint in her words.
Mu Xize didn't explain, nodded playfully, and turned to leave.
"In the past, Aze often came to my palace, and after a long time, it was inevitable that there would be some rumors in the palace, but I didn't care, I think Xi Ze was afraid that my son Jingyuan would misunderstand, so now he rarely comes to me. ”
After that, Concubine Li untied the food box, tasted a piece of pastry, and said with a smile: "Qingyun Palace's pastry is very good, I like this kind of sweet and sour food the most recently." ”
Su Huang accompanied Concubine Li to chat in the main hall for a while, and then visited the Imperial Garden at the invitation of Concubine Li. Although she is the daughter of a general, Su Huang has almost no chance to enter the palace on weekdays, but every time there is a celebration in the palace, she has the opportunity to follow her father into the palace to ask for peace.
The royal garden is different from its own small garden, magnificent and magnificent, but also tranquil and elegant. However, at this time, Su Huang didn't have the slightest intention of appreciating the scenery, and she was always thinking about Mu Xize and her father. What kind of grudge can make Mu Xize take revenge on their Su family by ruining her life's happiness?
"Princess. Concubine Li said.
Su Huang fell into deep thought, and it wasn't until Concubine Li's third call that she barely sensed someone's worried call in her ears, and raised her head a little stunned to meet Concubine Li's concerned gaze.
"The princess has something on her mind?"
Su Huang hesitated for a while, and finally mustered up the courage to open: "Does the princess know that His Royal Highness King Ning and my father have had any festivals?" Su Huang thought to himself that Concubine Li and Xi Ze were very good friends, and they would know more about the grievances than others.
"I only know that His Royal Highness doesn't seem to like to associate with the general, and Aze will always find a reason to avoid it whenever he encounters an occasion to work with the general, but I don't know the details, but I heard him say that he doesn't seem to like your father's style of doing things, but now that he personally asks the emperor for marriage, I think the prejudice against your father should be lifted. ”
Concubine Li was still smiling, but suddenly her smile froze, her face was hideous, and her expression was very painful, only to see her hand covering her lower abdomen, screaming in pain. A few traces of blood grew out of thin air on the neat bluestone platform, and looking for the source of the bloodstains, Su Huang saw that there was blood flowing under Concubine Li's skirt.
"Niangniang, how are you, is there anything wrong?Imperial Doctor, quickly pass on the Imperial Doctor!" How could Miss Jiao, who had been raised in the deep boudoir, see such a scene, Su Huang was terrified, and her voice trembled violently.
"Su Huang, you... Harm... I..."
Concubine Li's voice was weak, her face was pale and blue, her anger was like a gossamer, as if she was about to die, and her intoxicating eyes were staring at Su Huang who was at a loss at the moment, and the warmth in her eyes turned into deep resentment.
Su Huang was even more panicked, he only met Concubine Li today, how did he become the murderer of Concubine Li's miscarriage?
As the biggest suspect in the murder of Concubine Li, Su Huang was grounded in Guanju Palace. Excessive tension made her hands tremble, in order to stop her trembling hands, Su Huang clenched her hands and put her hands to her mouth, and before she knew it, there was already a bloodshot tooth mark on her right hand.
"Princess, the emperor summoned you. ”
The emperor's personal eunuch, Mr. Liu, hurriedly came to Su Huang, his words full of sympathy and pity. Su Huang followed behind Mr. Liu, his feet were weak, his hands were cold, and every step was extremely difficult.
If someone borrowed her hand to murder Concubine Li, then this person must be Wang Guifei, but Wang Guifei has been in the harem for so many years, and she is the actual ruler of the harem, how can such a thing leave a flaw, no matter what, she should be the scapegoat.
Originally, Su Huang was extremely frightened, but when he entered the main hall of Guan Ju Palace, Su Huang suddenly calmed down, and felt that everything had become fearless. If you can't survive this calamity, it's all because your life is not good, and no amount of fear can find a way for you.
"Su Huang, the Ruyi cake that Concubine Li ate was sent by you?" The emperor spoke in a stern and angry tone, which made Su Huang's heart tremble.
Without waiting for Su Huang to answer, the emperor continued: "The imperial doctor has already checked, the pastry that Concubine Li ate is mixed with saffron, which is a powerful medicine that causes people to slip on the tire, what else do you have to say." ”
"Your Majesty, that Ruyi cake was given to Su Huang by Wang Guifei, Su Huang didn't know that this cake was mixed with medicine that caused people to slip tires!" Su Huang knelt on the ground and replied earnestly.
"Princess Ning, this palace treats you like a daughter-in-law, how can you slander this palace like this!" Wang Guifei defended aggrievedly, and then knelt in front of the emperor, looking at the emperor with tears in her eyes.
"The Ruyi cake is indeed a gift from the concubine to the princess, the concubine just thinks that the new cake made by the imperial chef in the palace is very delicious, and the name is also good, the concubine is thinking that Princess Ning and King Ning can be together for a hundred years, and everything goes well!"
Wang Guifei turned her head to look at Su Huang, and then turned to look at the emperor, and the tears in her eyes flowed even more, as if she had really been greatly wronged.
"The concubine knew that the recipe of this pastry contained ingredients that caused people to slip on the tire, and before giving it to Princess Ning, she had told the princess not to transfer the pastry to Concubine Li, it must have been because the princess listened to the gossip in the palace, and she was jealous for a while before she had the idea of murdering Concubine Li. ”
Wang Guifei wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and said in a pleading tone: "Princess Ning is young and vigorous, and she did such a thing because of the bewitchment of her mind for a while, and she begged the emperor to spare the princess's life!"
At this moment, Concubine Li, who was supposed to be resting on the bed, dragged her weak body and almost ran to the main hall, kneeling directly in front of the emperor, and there seemed to be tears in the corners of her eyes.
"Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with Princess Ning, it was my own accident that caused today's disaster by accidentally eating Ruyi cake by mistake. ”
Then Concubine Li cried even more, but her voice was much weaker, "If the emperor doesn't pardon Princess Ning, Yan'er will not be at ease in this life!"
The emperor sighed a little distressedly, gently helped Concubine Li, carried her back to the bed, and then made Wang Guifei get up and said: "How can I not know your intentions, but I don't believe these gossips when I say that Xi Ze has an affair with Yan'er, and I hope that Concubine Guifei will find out these people who chew the root of their tongues as soon as possible, and don't let them cause trouble in the harem!"
After that, the emperor looked at Su Huang and said, "Princess Ning, I believe that you did not intend to murder Concubine Li, but you should be blamed for your carelessness in this matter, and you should be punished." I will punish you to go to the Scripture Pavilion to copy all the scriptures aside, and surpass the unborn emperor for me!"
Thanks to Concubine Li's all-out rescue, Su Huang was able to successfully survive the danger, and immediately thanked Lord Longen, and the heart that had been hanging on the ground was also grounded. When she raised her eyes again, she found that Wang Guifei was glaring at her viciously, as if she wanted to crush herself into meat sauce.
At night, a black figure appeared in front of Concubine Li's bedroom.
"Sister, why do you bother, you deliberately fell for Concubine Wang's trick, you don't want to keep your father and your children so much!" Mu Xize's words were full of regret, as if it was not worth it for Concubine Li's actions.
"It's enough for me to have Jingyuan, it's not very good now, not only to let the emperor see the true face of Wang Guifei, but also to help you take revenge on Su Zhiwu. Concubine Li said a little weakly.
Mu Xize sighed, stopped talking, and quickly disappeared into the night with a speed that was difficult for people to detect.