Chapter 29 Jackdaws (1)(1/2)
In the evening, Jinxi brought people into the hall to replace the meals for dinner, and personally served me to take a bath. Devouring novel www. This book is not her job, and it has always been served by Jingqing, Pin'er, Pei'er and others. I knew she must have something to tell me, so I removed the others and left her by my side.
Jinxi wiped my body with rose petals and said softly: "There is news from Aunt Fangruo, saying that the young master of Meizhuang is better, not like he did the same crying all day long, but he gradually calmed down and started eating."
I let out a sigh and said, "I will feel relieved in this way - I'm afraid she can't think it through."
Jinxi comforted: "Mizhuang's young master is always a person with a strong temper, and I believe that's not the case."
"I don't know." Suddenly, I remembered something and reached out to take out my clothes and got up. "No one will do anything about her diet, right? If someone is poisoned and said she committed suicide fearing the crime, she will really die without evidence!"
Jinxi hurriedly said, "The little master is too worried. The servants who guard the little master of Meizhuang will naturally be careful. If the little master of Meizhuang has something to do, they will be the one who can't escape."
Thinking about it, it makes sense, so I felt a little relieved, and sat down to take a shower again. Jinxi said, "I have been looking at the little master of Meizhuang for more than half a year. The little master of Meizhuang is actually more concerned about the little master of Meizhuang than myself. Originally, the little master of Meizhuang was pregnant, and the emperor neglected you for several days. The little master of the palace was waiting to see you and her jokes. Unexpectedly, you were more intimate with the little master of Meizhuang, as if you were pregnant."
I sighed and said, "My little master and I are childhood friends. From the deep boudoir to the deep palace, we are all together, so we can't compare with others. In this palace, except Lingrong, it's me and her. Only by supporting each other's left and right arms can we come over. She is so down today, how can I not feel heartbroken and anxious."
Jinxi seemed to have a deep feeling and said to me: "The little master is like this to the little master of Meizhuang, and the little master of Meizhuang has the same heart as the little master. This is what the little master of Meizhuang tries his best to get Aunt Fangruo to send it out, so it must be handed over to the little master."
I hurriedly took it over and took a look. A small roll of thin paper was written with only a few words: Take care of yourself and help Ling Rong.
As soon as I finished looking, tears came down in my eyes, wetting the paper bit by bit.
Meizhuang was confined to Yuruntang, and there was no pen and ink around her. I don’t know how she tried her best to find this roll of paper. Without pen and ink, these mere horoscopes were written in blood. I thought it was because I had bitten my fingers and I felt very sad. Meizhuang, Meizhuang, you are in danger of being protected by yourself and still want to be careful for me, thinking that I am alone and help Ling Rong to take office.
After reading the paper, I quickly formed a ball and let Jinxi put it in the incense burner and burned.
I couldn't help but hesitate. Don't I know that Ling Rong is the only person around me who can trust and rely on support. But for nearly a year after entering the palace, Ling Rong seemed to have no love for my brother. Not only did she avoid meeting Xuan Ling at all times, but she also tried not to attract his attention after meeting him. How could I bear to force her to get close to a man she doesn't like?
After taking a shower, I changed my clothes and saw that it was getting late. I took Jinxi to see Lingrong, and asked Liu Zhu and Huanbi to take some fruit silk satin to follow him.
Lingrong's residence was placed in a secluded courtyard near Yifu Pavilion. In addition to Baojuan and Juqing who served her intimately, there were two palace maids Cui'er and Xier whom Meizhuang had earlier served her.
Before entering the yard, I could hear a quarrel. However, it was Cui'er's voice: "It's fine if you are content with me, why bother to make us servants. If you can enjoy the benefits of being Chen Changzai for a day, it would be even better if you could follow Zhen Jieyu. Not to mention that Jieyu is a celebrity in front of the emperor, we can also benefit from it."
I hurriedly signaled Jinxi and the others not to go in first, and stood quietly at the door and listened.
Xier also said, "It's not our servants who are servitors to complain. We have never been exposed to our daily life, and we have suffered a lot of sins."
Ling Rong said in a low voice: "It turns out that I am the master, and I am just a bad person. I'm just telling you to be wronged."
Ju Qing thought he was angry and said, "You are just a good temper. As they make trouble, they don't have any more little master."
Cui'er said disdainfully: "The little master didn't say anything. You are the same person as us, why can you just say something?"
Xier sneer said, "The little master originally thought he was the master? I don't know if he would be lucky enough to be a noble concubine in this life and let someone call him "master"!"
Ling Rong knew that he had made a mistake and was so blocked that he couldn't say a word. He just blushed and sat in the corridor. Juqing couldn't help but quarrel with them.
I felt anger when I heard this, and I couldn't help but snort coldly and stepped into the door.
Everyone was shocked when they saw that I was coming in. Cui'er and Xi'er hurriedly stopped talking, rushed to invite An, and smiled and came forward to pick up the things in Zhu and Huanbi's hands.
I reached out and stopped me, "How can I do two of you to do it, it's not a sin." As I said that, I didn't look at them, but just smiled and said to Juqing, "Good girl, I know I want to protect my master. Huanbi, and give her money to reward her."
Ju Qing hurriedly thanked the praise. Cui'er and Xi'er's faces turned red and white, so they had to shrink their hands awkwardly and stand aside.
I said, "Didn't you say you want to be a slave by me? The slaves around me are not easy to be. Your little master is kind and I don't have such a good temperament. You guys can't tolerate your slaves who don't have a slave in your eyes." My face darkened and I said coldly: "Jinxi, take them to the Shenzheng Department and tell the person in charge that these two slaves cannot be used. I personally stared at people and beat them to twenty sticks, and then sent them to the Washing Clothing Bureau as slaves." They were so scared that they knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, and cried so hard that I ignored them and said to Jinxi: "When I go back to the queen next time, I will go to the Interior Office to pick up two slaves who are used to serve the young master Lingrong." Then they pulled Lingrong's hand and went in together.
I have always been kind to the palace ladies and rarely get angry. Today, I turned against each other and even scared Jinxi. She rushed them away regardless of their crying and begging for mercy.
Ling Rong and sat down together. Ling Rong looked ashamed and said, "Ling Rong is useless, I'm asking my sister to laugh at it."
I said, "Your temperament is so good, let them come. I have told you a long time ago that I would tell me if there is anything wrong with the palace maids and internal supervisors. Originally, Sister Mei could take care of you, but now I am the same."
Ling Rong whispered: "It's a troublesome thing now. Sister Mei is in trouble and her sister is in a hurry. How could Ling Rong be so ignorant and use these little things to bother her sister."
I patted her hands and said, "You and I are like sisters, what is indescribable." Seeing that she was always ashamed, I felt unbearable and changed the topic: "I saw that you were eating the lychees two days ago, and I asked someone to take some more today. Have you tasted it? Is there anything good that last time?" I pointed to the secret melon in Liu Zhu's hand and said, "This is a new secret melon in Tubo, I will give it to you specifically."
There was tears in Lingrong's eyes, "Sister treats me like this, Lingrong is really..."
I hurriedly held her hand and said in a false way: "I'm going to say those words again."
As he said that, Liu Zhu asked him to cut the dense melon and used some together.
Lingrong's house was a little small, and it felt particularly stuffy when the sun was sunny in the afternoon. I couldn't speak for a while, and my vest was a little sweaty.
I really felt it was difficult to speak what Mei Zhuang told me, so I hesitated for half a day and couldn't open my mouth.
I accidentally saw an unembroidered embroidery piece she had placed on the table. I picked it up and looked at it. The embroidered pattern was embroidered with exquisite needlework and fine stitches, which were vividly embroidered. Ling Rong saw that I was interested in seeing it, and couldn't help but blush and reached out to get it back.
I smiled and said, "Lingrong's needlework has improved again." After looking at it, I said, "Your skills are so good. Can you also embroider me a sachet?"
Ling Rong Tian smiled sweetly and said, "Of course. Do you also want to embroider a 'butterfly love flower'?"
I pursed my lips and thought for a while, and suddenly laughed, "I don't want the "butterfly loves flowers". Butterfly loves flowers, can flowers also love butterfly? This is not good."
Ling Rong was stunned for a moment and smiled and said, "Yes. I will embroider a pair of birds and branches for my sister. I wish the emperor and sister a good love?"
I looked at her with a smile: "Lingrong only wishes me love with the emperor, but don't want to be loving with the emperor?"
Ling Rong was shocked, then lowered his head and said, "What did your sister say?"
I sent away the people around me and said with a correct expression: "I am going to ask you what you are doing?" I paused: "What's wrong with you in Fuli Temple that day?"
Ling Rong tried his best to avoid my gaze and stuttered in a low voice: "Nothing."
I glanced at her, breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Do you think I was just dancing that day and didn't hear it. You sang it well, but you didn't even sing 50% of your daily kung fu - Ling Rong, did it intentionally?"
Ling Rong's head was buried lower and became more and more pitiful, making me unable to bear to talk about her. What I understand best was that she was afraid of being favored by the emperor, so she deliberately did not sing with all her heart. But why she was unwilling to sing with all her heart and strength for the sake of why she was unwilling to sing with all her heart and strength. I am afraid no one knows better than me.
I sighed and said, "Ling Rong, how could I not understand your thoughts?" My eyes stopped on her for a moment. Ling Rong was slender, with white and transparent skin. Her wonderful eyes were like a frightened deer. Her gentle eyes filtered out silk threads from her slender eyelashes, making people feel excited. I couldn't help but sigh, it was indeed my pity! Although it was not stunning, it was enough to make people feel pity and emotion.
Ling Rong was uncomfortable when I saw him. He felt as if he was touching his cheek with his hands and asked half-shyly: "What are you doing when you look at me like this?"
I reached out and picked up her embroidery piece and placed it on the table to smooth it out carefully, "Do you really want to pass the time by embroidery all day long? Even those servants dare to laugh at you?"
Ling Rong twisted a handkerchief into his fingers, and formed a knot, and then broke it apart. After a while, he twisted it into a knot, just twisted his fingers there, lowering his head and silently. After a while, he squeezed out a sentence: "Ling Rong is blessed."
"A day like this," I looked up at the small pavilion and said quietly: "No need to be sick to my tragedy that day."
I stood up, slowly tidy up the messy gold tassels on the hairpin, held Huanbi's hand and walked out, walked to Yi's door, turned to Lingrong and said, "It's windy late at night, go in quickly. No need to send it."
Ling Rong said: "Sister, be careful on the road."
I nodded, suddenly recalled something, and Canran smiled and said, "A few days ago, my brother came from the border and said that he would come back to visit relatives on Lantern Festival next year."
Seeing Ling Rong's eyes lit up suddenly, like a pool of spring water, her face unconsciously had a touch of the gentle expression of her daughter's house.
I knew she still had affection for her brother, and sighed sadly in my heart, Ling Rong, don't blame me for being cruel. You care about your brother like this, really has no benefit in your life. If you are hardened, your face will be filled with a happy smile: "Dad said that my brother must have a marriage for him when he comes back this time. If you have a eldest daughter-in-law, you will take care of everything. It is also considered a happy event for my Zhen family."
Ling Rong's body shook slightly when she heard this, and the light in her eyes instantly dimmed, like red-burned charcoal quenched into the water, stirring up white smoke.
After all, I couldn't bear it. I was afraid that she really liked her brother. But if she didn't do this, Ling Rong always had a chance to take chances for her brother, and she couldn't stop her. The so-called hero cutting off his arm is really a must.
In just a moment, Ling Rong had reached out to support the wall steadily, with a normal expression and a faint smile as if she was blown away by the wind: "This is a happy event. Mr. Zhen must be a lady from a famous family and has both virtue and Rong. Ling Rong congratulates her first."
The summer is too late, and a scorching sun is on the zenith, and the golden glazed tiles in the distance seem to be coming down. Yifu Pavilion is hidden in the shade of green trees, with thick shade as bright as a jade breeze under the north window, bringing a moment of soothing coolness, allowing the hot people to take a breath.
Last night, Xuan Ling stayed at Yifu Pavilion overnight. The sleepiness and fatigue of the night had not yet disappeared. When she greeted her in the morning, she said a lot with the queen. When she came back, she felt very tired. Seeing that Jinxi brought people to change to Bing, she couldn't help but fall asleep on Yang Fei's couch with her clothes.
I slept sweetly this time. I don’t know how long I slept, but I heard someone crying quietly beside me.
After sleeping for a long time, my head ached slightly. I barely opened my eyes, but Ling Rong sobbed and sobbed, her eyes were swollen like peaches, and the silk in her hand was wet with tears. It was not like the past.
He struggled to get up and said, "What's wrong?" He was shocked in his heart, thinking that something was wrong in Meizhuang's confinement.
Ling Rong was sobbing hard that she could not speak, and shed tears.
I was anxious and said to Jinxi, who was standing beside me: "The father of the little master Lingrong is in prison."
I looked at Ling Rong, "Okay, what's going on?"
Ling Rong finally stopped crying and sobbed and took things over. It turned out that Xuan Ling was using troops in the southwest. Songyang County Magistrate Geng Wenqing was ordered to transport silver and grain. Unexpectedly, he met a stream of enemy soldiers on the way. The military rations were robbed. Geng Wenqing escaped at the battle and took away a lot of silver and wages. Xuan Ling was furious. Geng Wenqing was sentenced to beheading and sentenced, and he and the county magistrate of Songyang County were sent to prison together, and life and death were suspended by Xuan Ling's thoughts.
Ling Rong covered his face and said, "It would be fine if Geng Wenqing escaped at the battle. Now he is sentenced to death, but he is also guilty of implicating his father. This is not all. I am afraid that the emperor will not only have a disaster in his family, but his father will also be unable to protect his life." Ling Rong cried again, "Dad has always been cautious and only seeks self-protection. He really dares not involve Geng Wenqing's affairs."
I hurriedly comforted me: "The matter has not yet been concluded, don't rush to cry. It's important to think of a solution."
Ling Rong frowned and said with tears when she heard this: "Military information is a major event, but my father is involved in this matter. I am afraid there is a lot of danger. Ling Rong's words are light, so how can we do it?"
I knew Ling Rong wanted me to plead with Xuan Ling, and I couldn't help but feel embarrassed for a moment, frowned and said, "I know what you mean. But this is political affairs, and no concubines in the harem are allowed to interfere in politics. You know."
Seeing that I was unable to do so, Ling Rong couldn't help crying. I thought about it, got up and ordered Jinxi to send the sedan chair, and called Liu Zhu again, Huanbi came in to change clothes and dress up for me. He pulled Ling Rong's hand and said, "Only the only way is to go and ask the queen first."
Ling Rong stopped crying, with a hint of hope on his face, and nodded gratefully.
It was hot at noon, and although I was walking under the shade under the palace wall, I couldn't help but sweat a lot.
The concubines saw that the queen had to be neat and tidy. Before entering Fengyi Palace, they cleaned their dresses and hair, wiped their sweat with silk, and asked the palace maid to report. The person who came out to reply was Jian Qiu, who smiled at Ling Rongfu and said with a smile: "The two little masters came here, and the empress was gone."
I said wonderingly: "Don't the Empress take a nap at this time?"
Jian Qiu smiled and said, "The Empress went to Shuilu Nanxun Palace to see the Emperor. Why is the young master here? The empress went to see the emperor here for the same thing." He also said, "The empress will not know when it will be back here. The two young masters will wait in the side hall first. The tea has been prepared long ago."
I smiled and said, "The queen is like a god, so I will have to cut the autumn girl."
Jianqiu led Ling Rong and me to the side hall. I thought to myself, the queen had a very quick news, and then I calculated that Ling Rong and I were asking her to plead with her first. It was true that people were really kind and understanding, and people looked at each other with admiration.
I suddenly understood a little. Although the queen was not loved by Xuan Ling, she was able to succeed the throne to the central palace. She probably was not just because the empress dowager was her aunt and the former queen was her sister. Concubine Hua was always arrogant. Although the queen was humble, she still stood firm and firmly occupied by the phoenix throne. It was thought that it was related to her careful handling of things and being kind to others. At the beginning, she planned to eliminate Concubine Li and overwhelmed Concubine Hua. Although she did not plan in advance with the queen, she could still cooperate with the people who were favored by herself and easily, and invisibly joined forces with us. Thinking back on this festival, she couldn't help but feel a little respectful and admired the queen who seemed to be cowardly on weekdays.
It took two hours to wait. Finally, the queen returned. I bowed to Ling Rong. She asked us to get up, and asked us to sit down and stopped drinking tea before slowly saying: "I have tried my best in this matter, but I really can't do it. I heard from the emperor's tone that seemed to be magnanimous, and I dared not persuade him very much, so I could only choose the important meaning to tell the emperor. The emperor only said that it is related to the government affairs and no other words."
Ling Rong and I looked at each other. Since even the queen had come back with such a hard and hard nail, it would be even more difficult to speak to Xuan Ling if she pleaded with her.
Ling Rong felt sad and kept wiping the corners of his eyes with silk.
To be continued...