Chapter 16 (13)
Zhen Ying was indignant in her heart, thinking that she had indeed overheard her mouth under the window as "Li Yijie, the leader of the martial arts alliance", which was not a lie. Then he thought again: "Shen Shiyun is full of nonsense, what the facts are, it can't be decided by her words." Pretending to be smiling, he said: "Yes, my sister really worked hard to negotiate reconciliation, and she talked happily." Lord Li accepted the persuasion to surrender, and in the future, he will be a good friend of our Qing Dynasty, and the palace and his subordinates just saw him in your room, why don't you invite him out to meet the emperor?"
Shen Shiyun said: "Now that the agreement has been reached, it is inconvenient for too many outsiders to enter the palace, and the palace and the leader of the Li League have not seen each other for many days. Zhen Ying sneered: "My palace maids and eunuchs will be wrong, can it be that what this palace has seen with their own eyes, will there be a fake? If we are wrong again, will we be wrong again and again? We are guarding outside your palace day and night, and we don't know how many times we see you two entangled." ”
Shen Shiyun said with a smile: "It's a simple place, it's hard for my sister to have a heart, and I come every day." But since you've arrived, why don't you come in and sit down, and be willing to blow the cold wind outside?" Zhen Ying sneered: "It's not bad to blow the cold wind." At least not like some people: the internal fire is vigorous, the liver and lungs are hot! You say that you and Hu Wei are the only two people in the room, who else can prove it except him?" she was furious, and did not care whether it was logical or not. Shen Shiyun was still not surprised, and said leisurely: "If my sister doesn't believe it, please go in and search." ”
Zhen Ying snorted coldly: "Do you think I don't dare?" walked straight to the big bed, which was the place where she locked her eyes as soon as she entered the room, and she didn't have time to worry about the imperial concubine's demeanor, and bent down to look at it. Then he turned around and searched around the room, rummaging through the cabinets, even the cupboards that could never be hidden, and then stood on tiptoe and looked into a celadon vase, the neck of which was slender, obscuring all the light, and the bottom of the bottle was dark and unclear.
Luo Jin played with the braids, looked at them for a long time, and said with a smile: "It's really amazing, to be able to get into this vase, how clever do you have to be to shrink the bones first? Li Daxia, the leader of the martial arts alliance, really deserves it." Zhen Ying was looking for a sweaty head and a gray face, and when she heard Luo Jin's ridicule, she was even more angry, and a flash of inspiration appeared in her mind, and she shouted: "I know, it turns out that it's all you, a dead girl, who is making trouble." You deliberately got into a fight with Yin Yin to make a noise to remind him to run away, didn't you?"
Luo Jin said with a smile: "Concubine Zhen, the slave and maid are wronged, it is clear that you Yin Yin is indiscriminate, and you pounced on me first, and the slave and maid fought back out of self-defense." Everyone is a slave and a maid, and their identities are much the same, so they can't be regarded as committing the following crimes, right? Hey, the world is really declining these days, and those who are thieves are found to be afraid to beat people, and there are no more severe punishments and laws, so that they can be rectified, but it will not work. ”
Zhen Ying said angrily: "You show Yin Yin that earring, she has a stupid head, she will definitely go crazy when she sees it, isn't it all designed by your ghost girl?" Luo Jin smiled: "Yin Yin has a stupid head, it's no wonder that the slave maid." You're willing to send a stupid guy to do things for you, and I don't know if it's your representative. Zhen Ying was furious, and she didn't know how to fight back, so she could only ignore her, walk aside, and gently wipe her fingers on the window frame, carefully feeling whether there was a slight temperature, or trying to see a footprint out of thin air.
Luo Jin interjected and laughed: "Don't look at it, Master Li has such a high light skill, and he still needs to use the window frame to jump a window? Besides, this Yinxue Palace is inside and out, and the people who have already given it to you are surrounded by a group, even if you get out by luck, you can't escape the net outside." Zhen Ying was reminded by her and said categorically: "Yes, it is impossible for him to escape." In that case, we should still be hiding in this room, even among us!"
Luo Jin smiled and said, "Concubine Zhenniang, are you judging the case? Do you want to talk to the emperor and find you an errand in the Criminal Department?" Zhen Ying pretended not to hear, looked around, walked in front of Hu Wei, and frowned: "The more you look at this palace, the more suspicious you feel." Many times, people are deceived by the eyes and ignore the most credible first instincts......"
Luo Jin said with a smile: "Do you want to say that the leader of the Li League is proficient in the art of disguise and pretends to be Hu Wei? Don't tell jokes, one is the supreme of martial arts, the other is the shoulder and knee of the iris, one is the leader of the general army, and the other is a little minions; who would want to lose his value? If you want to say that Hu Wei pretended to be the leader of the Li League, it is still somewhat credible." If you want to say that Hu Wei is the new love of Concubine Yun, please also make a comparison, the emperor is such a talent, personable, you can sit and drink tea, and then look at Hu Wei like this, roe head rat eyes, thief eyebrows and rat eyes, so you have to squat and wipe the ground. If it were you, wouldn't you love the emperor and choose him instead?" she spoke in a pinched tone, up and down, as if singing operas. Zhen Ying said unhappily: "That's hard to say. Maybe someone has a special taste and likes him...... He's like that. No matter how ugly a man is, he can always marry a wife, that's the truth. ”
Hu Wei bowed and said: "Thank you for your wrong love, you really don't dare to be a lowly position, you are the emperor's concubine, and it is blasphemy to move a thought." Fu Lin laughed and said, "Yes, yes, yes, Hu Wei, I appreciate you more and more! If you want some reward, just mention it!"
Hu Wei said with a smile: "I am loyal to the emperor, I don't dare to ask for any reward, I just ask you to walk around the Yinxue Palace often, so as to teach me and Luo Jin to feel the emperor's grace more. Fu Lin smiled: "I can see at a glance that you are changing the way to ask me to come to see Concubine Yun, this is a flowery intestine, you have to hide it." ”
Zhen Ying saw that these people were happy, and she really felt like a family, and there seemed to be a fire in her chest about to burn. Hu Wei accompanied Fu Lin to laugh for a while, quietly stepped aside, gestured to Zhen Ying, led her to the corner, and said in a low voice: "It's not a humble job, Niang Niang is not suitable for judging the case, Miss Fang Caijin gave you such an important hint, and you are still indifferent." Alas, it's a pity, it's a pity!" Zhen Ying was confused and said, "What is a pity......? Say what?"
Hu Wei smiled mysteriously and said, "Haven't you heard of the prevalent face-changing technique in Sichuan and Shu? Saying that, he turned sideways slightly, lifted his palm and quickly wiped it on his face, and his facial features suddenly turned into Li Yijie's appearance, Zhen Ying was dumbfounded, Hu Wei didn't wait for her to react, turned his hand and wiped it again, and his appearance returned to the same as before, but this time Zhen Ying saw clearly that he had pinched a thin skin on his hand, which was Li Yijie's face.
Hu Wei said with a smile: "Concubine Yun always scolded me for 'rotten wood cannot be carved', and today there is finally a successor." Listen to me explain to you, the one who came to drink tea and play chess at the beginning is indeed the master of the Li League, we have given him many opportunities to enjoy the blessings of the sun in order to satisfy your eyes, but this kid is too decent, he always has no big moves, and he can really survive. I want to pin all my hopes on him, but I am afraid that I will have to wait for a big beard, so I have no choice but to use him as a model to make this small prop, just to win a laugh, and I can't get into the hall of elegance. ”
Zhen Ying lost her voice and shouted: "Human skin mask! you ......" There seemed to be a gap in her heart, and there was a faint light shining in, Hu Wei pressed his hand down, signaled to whisper, and said with a smile: "Concubine Zhenniang, I advise you to keep quiet, we are playing with our faces in the palace, but we are entertaining ourselves, and we are not guilty." You have to think clearly, once the emperor is interested, he invites people to perform in the palace all day long, and there are strange-shaped masks everywhere, and it is uncomfortable to watch. If you don't have enough fun, you can change your humble position to the emperor and take more care of you. ”
Zhen Ying said angrily: "You dare!" reached out to grab the mask, Hu Wei shrank her hand, led her to shake four times in the air, and threw her into a wooden bucket beside her, which still contained most of the sewage, which was used as a cleaning rag when wiping ashes. Zhen Ying put her hands into the bucket and fumbled around, stirring up a lot of sewage.
Although Zhen Ying was silent halfway through, the first two words were too loud, but they still clearly came into Fulin's ears. Fu Lin frowned secretly, and said in his heart: "A woman who is full of thoughts about skinning people, her character can be imagined!" The disappointment with Zhen Ying deepened, and when she saw that she had wet a large piece of the carpet of Yinxue Palace, she couldn't help but scold: "Enough, Concubine Zhen, don't go too far!"
Hu Wei said with a smile: "Don't blame the emperor, Concubine Zhenniang, she wants to help the slave wash the rag, but if she is not careful, if she doesn't grasp it a little, the rag will sink into the water, and now she is fishing." Niangniang has never done such rough work, and her lack of experience is also forgivable. ”
Zhen Ying glared at Hu Wei fiercely, and when Fu Lin turned his gaze, he immediately lowered his voice and said viciously: "You dead slave is not arrogant in front of me, and this palace is not easy to bully!" turned his head and ordered: "Yin Yin, people are forced to do this, and if they don't pay attention to etiquette and exchanges, it's really a little unreasonable." Bring us our 'magic weapon to win'!"
Yin Yin's face was hesitant, and she snorted: "Niangniang, do you really want that ......" Zhen Ying reprimanded: "Nonsense, is this palace telling you a lie? Zhen Ying sneered at Hu Wei again: "You have exquisite props, don't you have them in this palace?" Hu Wei waved his hand casually, and said with a relaxed expression: "Wait and see." ”
After only a few moments, Yin Yin walked over with a golden box in her hand. Hu Wei exaggeratedly exclaimed: "Wow, it's valuable enough! Why did Niang Niang give this big gift?" When Yin Yin presented her hands to her, she was still deeply timid, and only halfway through her stretched, her arms couldn't help but shrink. Zhen Ying was extremely impatient, snatched her hand, and walked to the side of the bed with her head held high. I just heard Fu Lin say: "Yun'er, this time you have made a great contribution to the portrait of the Queen Mother to celebrate her birthday, I have long wanted to give you some gifts, just in the name of reward, do you have anything you particularly want?"
Shen Shiyun said: "The emperor loves his concubines, there is everything in Yinxue Palace, and I am not short of things." As long as you can shorten the distance with the Queen Mother, then you will be very happy, besides, hasn't she already been rewarded?" Fu Lin said: "What the Queen Mother gave you can only be regarded as a reward, but I want you to accept some gifts as my woman, and the meaning is completely different." ”
Zhen Ying couldn't help but sneer, and said, "Sister Concubine Yun has no shortage of gifts, she is good enough to be a woman, you see, what is this?" Zhen Ying took out the Jinpa, flipped over the box, and saw a small puppet rolling out of the box, and sneered: "The courtesy is light and affectionate, and the storage is really thoughtful!"
Shen Shiyun didn't have a trace of surprise on his face, he only gently picked up the little puppet, and his fingers gently stroked the wooden surface. The little puppet's long hair is around the shoulders, the body is slender, the folds of the dress are clearly outlined, the facial features are delicate and beautiful, the charm between the eyebrows and eyes, and the smile at the corners of the lips are all Shen Shiyun's miniature wood carvings.
Zhen Ying was full of sarcasm, but she just watched the excitement, but it was not until this moment that she realized that something had gone wrong in a certain link, and she was so anxious that she snatched the puppet from Shen Shiyun's hand and shouted incoherently: "How can this be...... How is that possible? What about the other one??" he turned the puppet upside down in his hand, trying to find something out of the puppet, and twisted its head as if to change its shape.
Just when she was at a loss, a puppet carved in the shape of Li Yijie suddenly appeared in front of her eyes, and a voice in her ear said coldly: "What you are looking for, this is the thing?"