Fuquan was stunned for a moment, knowing that it would be embarrassing to stay any longer, so he made an excuse and came out, just in time to see Rongruo. He looked gloomy and didn't know why he was melancholy. Fuquan stopped and asked jokingly: "Is it possible that you know?
Which horse does Wu Chang have a problem with?"
Rong Ruo had stopped to salute when he was suddenly asked this question. He didn't know how to answer, but he heard Prince Yu himself sneer: "I don't want the emperor to think more highly of you, but you don't know the importance. A grown man is upright, so don't mess with the women in the harem."
."
Fuquan seemed to suspect that the people in Mingzhu Mansion had done something for Hui Gui and his eldest brother, but Rong Ruo had other things on his mind. They didn't say the same thing at the same time, but it made Rong Ruo's heart tremble.
Not long after he arrived in front of the emperor, he was scolded by the emperor before he could salute: "My horse is very fast, but it has no scars and is perfect. It is not a tame horse at all. Where is the fierce horse I want? Why did you go?
Where is Wu Chang?"
"I... was negligent. I deserve death for my crime."
Rong Ruo was lying on the ground, his heart was spinning a thousand times, it was easy to tell the truth, but both Amma and Hui Gui would be involved. Hui Gui had good intentions, but the emperor must not like it, and as for why Wu Changzai rode that horse
Lie Ma, you are really negligent. At this moment, he is just avoiding the important and taking the easy and telling the truth.
"If something happens to Wu Changzai, it won't be a pity if you die ten thousand times." The emperor said coldly. In fact, when he was just waiting for him to come, Xuan Ye's heart was already calm. Thinking of Hui Guiren's words in the afternoon, he knew that she would definitely
He turned around and warned Rong Ruo. Rong Ruo might not do this, but how could a cautious person like Pearl let the emperor take risks? He didn't blame his ministers and concubines for being concerned about his safety, but he was worried about why the horse was given to him.
Lan Qi was afraid that his love for her would bring disaster to her.
"I will not pursue this matter, but I want to hear the truth from you. Wu Changzai knows how to ride that horse. Are you and your men negligent?" Xuan Ye walked up to Rongruo and asked him to stand up and talk to him.
Eye level.
Nalan Rongruo finally calmed down and told the truth without any hesitation: "I was negligent. The Emperor suspected nothing. I will guarantee it with my life."
"Oh, why would I want your life?" Xuan Ye sneered, feeling relieved, but turned around and said, "I entrusted you with this job because I took a fancy to your talents and conduct. You are my servant. Even though you have the rank of Pearl,
Your father is still above you, but I am your monarch. Don't mistake your master. If you do something like this again, I will definitely punish you severely. If you don't want to hurt others, you should do what you should do in advance."
Rong Ruo breathed a long sigh of relief, bowed and clasped his fists: "I obey your order."
After the monarch and his ministers separated, Xuan Ye went to the Queen Mother's place. Lan Qi was ordered to be sent to the Queen Mother's tent. She thought she was going to rest in bed, but when she entered the door, she saw that she was playing cards with the Queen Mother, and she was in high spirits.
Well, the shock seems to have completely dissipated.
"Are you okay?" There were many things he wanted to say, but when he arrived, Xuan Ye only asked this question. The person who was trembling in his arms just now was smiling so hard that his eyebrows were crooked. He didn't know why he was happy. That smile was enough to dispel
Xuan Ye felt worried in his heart, and couldn't help but smile from his eyes, and listened to his grandmother's joke and scolding, "Seeing that I also have a straight face, I only smile when I see this one. Fortunately, there are few people coming out this time, the emperor can
You need to be more restrained."
"What the Imperial Grandmother taught me is this." Xuan Ye listened obediently and added, "Tomorrow my grandson will go to the military parade. The outdoors is not as good as the one inside the palace. The Imperial Grandmother would like to be more careful here. I will finish my work in three days and then kiss my brothers again."
You gentlemen go hunting in the woods and hunt down wild game and delicacies to honor you."
The old man smiled and waved his hand: "Now my appetite is not as good as before, and I can't conquer these wild birds and beasts. If you fight them, give them to Lan Qi. She loves to eat meat."
Xiao Chang just stood aside and laughed in the spring breeze. Later, when he sent the emperor out, he was patted on the head: "Why are you always smiling? Are you happy?"
Lan Qi looked at the emperor affectionately and said: "If I fall to my death, I will never see the emperor again, but now there is nothing, I am very grateful."
Xuan Ye felt warm in his heart and couldn't help but reach out and hug her, "I will thank Brother Huang for not letting you leave me, but I am really jealous. It would be great if I saved you."
Lan Qi laughed: "The Emperor is too stingy..."
In the next few nights, Xuan Ye had to inspect the three armies during the day, which was a very solemn and solemn matter. He slept alone in the tent at night and did not invite his concubines to sleep with him. Lan Qi and Bu Changzai stayed with the Empress Dowager.
Hui Gui and several others were responsible for taking care of the elder brother and the princesses. Everyone performed their duties and spent three days peacefully. When the emperor returned from the grand parade, he was about to go hunting, and everything became lively inside and outside.
But the emperor seemed to have lingering fears about Wu Changzai's horse riding. He clearly hoped that she could accompany him at night, but he still restrained his patience. This made the Empress Dowager see it, and took the initiative to send Lan Qi to serve the emperor in the tent that night.
Huanxi, just wait for the Empress Dowager, so she led Xiangyue to the emperor.
Halfway through the journey, their lanterns were extinguished by the wind. Xiangyue didn't bring any huozhuzi, so she asked Lan Qi to wait by the roadside while she ran back to light the lanterns herself, because the emperor, the empress dowager and other nobles often
Here, the camp was surrounded by guard posts. There were very few people walking between the tents during the day, and almost no one was seen at night. Lan Qi was afraid of the wind, so she stepped back slightly.
, hiding from the wind between two tents that seemed to have no one around.
While I was bored waiting, someone suddenly entered the tent on the right, and I heard a woman's voice saying: "I'm fine now. Hui Gui said that he could find a way to get me out of the palace in a few days, but I'm already guilty.
Don’t think about those things about us anymore, I won’t take those childhood jokes seriously.”
"You didn't take it seriously? If you didn't take it seriously, why did you come to see me?"
As soon as the man's voice came out, Lan Qi was startled. She was very surprised when she just heard Hui Guiren. Now she heard the man's words. Isn't it Nalan Rongruo who was in front of the emperor recently? Then who is this girl?
one?
"Master, where are you?" But she heard Yu Kui's voice, and soon a lantern approached brightly. Lan Qi's figure was completely reflected on the tent. She didn't know what to do, so she could only bite the bullet and say
,"let's go."
"Xiangyue sprained her foot. This girl asked her servant to come to you quickly. How could she leave you in the wind? It's really too late to deal with it..."
The palace maid's voice gradually faded away, and the surroundings fell into darkness again. Everyone in the tent was stunned on the spot. It took a while to calm down. The palace maid pushed Rongruo: "Let's go quickly. If you are discovered again, you will suffer. Rongruo
If you have lost your future, how can you respond to what I said?"
On this side, Lan Qi's heart became tighter as she walked towards Xuan Ye, and she suddenly stopped and said, "I feel uncomfortable in my stomach."
Yu Kui was very worried: "Is there a cold wind blowing?"
"Yes, take me back. Your Majesty, go and talk to Eunuch Li." Lan Qi didn't want to see Xuan Ye at this moment. She had never experienced such a thing before. She didn't know how to treat it.
Recently, the emperor valued Nalan Rongruo very much. Although she did not understand government affairs, she also knew that the emperor was determined to cultivate his right and left men.
If the minister was honest and fair, it would not be difficult to ask the emperor for a favor and ask for a palace maid. The mistake was, why should they be sneaky? If something like this happened suddenly, if someone else had happened upon it, wouldn't Nalan Rongruo even have a future?
destroyed?
The kind-hearted Xiao Chang couldn't sleep all night, and he was in a bad mood the next day. The emperor wanted to go hunting, but he didn't see her beside his grandmother. He sent someone to ask and heard that he had caught a cold, which made Xuan Ye feel very bad.
The female relatives on this side gathered together and didn't know what to say. Yi Guiren suddenly said: "I can finally go back to the palace tomorrow. Although it is comfortable here, it is not as peaceful as in the palace. When I went back from the Empress Dowager last night, there was actually
When I saw someone running out of my tent, Taohong and I were so frightened that we didn't dare to yell in the middle of the night. We ran back and saw that nothing was missing, so we thought we were confused after drinking. But now
Come to think of it, I wasn't really looking at it? If I'm not mistaken, if some palace maid and guard were having an affair at my place, tsk tsk, that would be disgusting to death."
It happened that Aunt Sumala brought snacks given by the Queen Mother. After hearing half of the sentence, she couldn't help but ask carefully. Yigui also spoke vaguely. Aunt Sumala told her not to worry too much, so as not to cause trouble, and then brought snacks with her.
When she came to Wu Changzai's tent, she had to wait for the Empress Dowager because she was suffering from the cold and could not get close to greet her. After giving her things, she wanted to leave, but Yukui came out and said, "Mammy, our master is not sick.
It seems that she stayed in bed with something on her mind. If the slaves asked her and she didn’t tell her, could you please go and ask her?"
Only then did Mammy get interested, and hurriedly came in. Sure enough, she saw Xiao Chang sitting on the bed, sullenly. She smiled softly when she saw her, and pulled her to sit down on the edge of the bed. Mammy asked gently: "What is this?"
What's wrong?"
Lan Qi felt uneasy in her heart, but she understood that she definitely couldn't handle this kind of thing. It would be better if nothing happened in the future. If anything happened, she didn't want to be involved. Those two people last night must know that she was
Outside.
"Mommy, there's something I just want to tell you. I don't dare to go back to the Empress Dowager's place. I didn't intend to say it, but it's too uncomfortable to hold it in my heart." Lan Qi calmed down and told everything in one go.
Aunt Sumala frowned and sighed deeply, "How could such a thing happen?"
On this side, Hui Guiren went back to the tent to change her clothes. She was talking happily about her eldest brother being taken to the forest by the emperor. Suddenly someone knelt down behind her. She turned around and frowned when she saw her. She sent a few personal maids out.
Leng Ran asked: "What's wrong?"
The palace maid lay on the ground and kowtowed heavily: "Hui Gui, you must help the eldest son."
When Hui Guiren heard what happened last night, he fell heavily on the couch, filled with anger, pointing at the people on the ground and scolding: "I thought you were very steady, but I didn't expect it. Why can't you hold it in? I
Everything has been arranged for you, how can you not bear it for the past year and a half? Fortunately, I bumped into her. If it had been anyone else, she would have been dead and in a different place by now. Why are you begging me to speak here? "
"It is not a pity that my slave should die. My dear Hui, please help the eldest son. If this matter is exposed by Wu Changzai, the eldest master's future will be ruined." The palace lady begged with tears in her eyes, "It doesn't matter what I do, my slave."
Hui Guiren closed his eyes and seemed to murmur: "Why did you meet her?"