After leaving Chun'an Palace, the emperor took the queen back to Fengyi Palace.
As soon as he sat down in the main hall, the emperor asked with a cold face: "What's going on? How could you run away?"
"My concubine didn't know about it. When she found out what happened, she hurriedly sent someone to investigate. The woman was also dead. She was beaten to death from behind. I don't know who it was. That place has always been deserted and no one usually goes there."
The queen shook her head and frowned tightly, "This is all my concubine's fault. I thought no one would notice if I put it in such a place."
"How many people know about this?" The emperor snorted coldly, without comment.
The queen lowered her eyebrows and announced several names, but there was no seventh princess among them.
The emperor said impatiently: "Check, check these all."
"Your Majesty, what if we can't find out?" the queen asked cautiously.
"What's the use of having you as a queen? If you can't even do such a small thing well, this woman can't run away on her own, right?" the emperor said angrily.
The emperor's face turned red, and he lowered his head in grievance, hiding the anger in his eyes. She was the queen of a country, but she was reprimanded like this in front of the emperor, "Your Majesty, my concubine also reported this to you before. This woman is not a peaceful woman."
Yes, I kept secretly trying to run out, and even fought with the woman who delivered the food."
The Queen did talk about this, and more than once. When the Queen said this, she felt upset. This woman was very important, but now she fell into Feng Yu's hands.
Part of his plan came to nothing.
"Even if she escaped on her own, we need to find out. If that's the case, find someone to take care of her." The emperor said angrily.
There must be an explanation from the queen mother.
"Who does your Majesty think is suitable?" the Queen asked more and more cautiously.
The emperor frowned, thought about the names provided by the queen, and said, "Just Gu Zhaoyi!"
"Your Majesty, Gu Zhaoyi has a gentle temperament and is favored by the Emperor. The things he does for others are also in line with the Emperor's heart." The queen thought for a while and said, Gu Zhaoyi is not very old, so she is still favored now, although she is not as favored as Concubine Ning.
, it is also enviable in the harem,
"Who else could it be if she wasn't her?" the emperor asked back.
Gu Zhaoyi's financial background is not strong, so there is indeed no one more suitable than her. As for other people, either their status is not enough, or their status is too high, they are always inferior to Gu Zhaoyi.
"Your Majesty, I will investigate carefully, and Gu Zhaoyi cannot be punished innocently." The queen said helplessly, looking like she still wanted to persuade the emperor.
The emperor stood up impatiently: "Check it out carefully. It is Gu Zhaoyi who really has no choice. I have always known the queen's ability. The queen and I have always been on the same page for so many years. This matter also troubles the queen."
After saying that, he strode out.
The queen hurriedly saluted to see her off. When she heard the footsteps leaving, she slowly stood up straight and raised her eyes, with a silent mocking smile on her lips.
The emperor continued to put pressure on himself, saying that there was really nothing he could do, and that he really couldn't find out, because he was incompetent.
Gu Zhaoyi was actually the woman she had chosen before. Compared with others, she was more suitable for taking the blame, a stupid woman who didn't have enough foundation and still wanted to win favor.
"Queen Mother..." The seventh princess came out from the curtain behind her, her face turned pale and panicked.
"Now you know you're afraid?" The queen sat down with a gloomy face.
"Mother, hasn't Gu Zhaoyi won the heart of my father very much during this period?" the seventh princess whispered.
"So what, he's just a powerless Zhaoyi." The queen snorted coldly, "otherwise, how else do you think your father would have let her know about this?"
"When...back then..." the seventh princess stammered, her face getting paler.
"Do you really think your father loves Gu Zhaoyi more than Concubine Ning?" the queen asked, looking in the direction of Concubine Ning, "Concubine Ning is not that easy to deal with. Fortunately, she has not given birth to a child for so many years.
Prince, otherwise how could you and my daughter sit here properly?"
"Mother, Concubine Ning is so powerful?" The seventh princess's eyebrows were stern.
"Shuang'er, it's not whether Concubine Ning is powerful or not. That real person... was brought into the palace by Concubine Ning. Now your father trusts the most real person. Concubine Ning in the harem is actually not that important, but she has a connection with the real person.
"The queen said softly, her voice so low that only the seventh princess could hear it.
The seventh princess was shocked and her mouth was dry...
Yu Xijiao took three days off due to illness. In fact, she felt a little better the next day, but she was not completely cured and had a slight fever.
Yu Ruiwen asked her to rest for a while before going to White Rock Academy. In Yu Ruiwen's view, passing the exam meant that his daughter was talented, and it didn't matter whether she could continue studying.
Anyway, the women's college of Baishi Academy has always had a practice of not studying when a married woman is married, and this is also recognized.
But Yu Xijiao said that she would go again today, and if it didn't go well, she could just ask for a few more days off. It would not be good to always ask a maid to do it. Besides, Mingyue was frightened last time.
Seeing that she insisted on doing this, Yu Ruiwen could only agree. The three children in the house were all very ill now, and it made him feel distressed to see them. But he had no choice but to ask the imperial doctor to prescribe treatment.
There were not many classes in the morning. After Yu Xijiao finished the class, she went to the backyard, sat in the pavilion, leaned against the fence and closed her eyes to rest.
Just then I closed my eyes, and suddenly I heard a sarcastic voice: "Yu Xijiao, you are so big-hearted."
Yu Xijiao raised her head and looked at the way she was coming. It was Xu Anjiao, and next to Xu Anjiao was the legitimate daughter surnamed Wang.
Wang Qiyun is also a famous figure in Baishi Academy. He has an unusual status and gets along well with both princesses. Now he can actually get along with Xu Anjiao.
Xu Anjiao strode to the pavilion, and Mingyue hurriedly stood in front of Yu Xijiao.
"A little maid, does she really think of herself as a bodyguard? If I want to deal with Yu Xijiao, I can just call a few guards." Xu Anjiao sneered and didn't come any closer. She sat down on the fence opposite Yu Xijiao.
"Yu Xijiao, why do you still have the heart to study here?"
Yu Xijiao signaled Mingyue to step back and her eyes fell on Xu Anjiao.
Before she could speak, Xu Anjiao looked Yu Xijiao up and down, and suddenly smiled: "You seem to understand. Have you been having a hard time these past two days? Is this really an illness? This happens to everyone.
Too bad, I really sympathize with you!"
It's obvious to say it's sympathy, but the meaning of ridicule is obvious.
"Mr. Xu, I wonder if there is anything about me that can make you feel sympathy?" Yu Xijiao smiled slightly.
"You really don't know these days? Things related to Prince Qi?" Xu Anjiao said happily.
What happened to Feng Yu?
No wonder just before going to class, a few aristocratic daughters secretly pointed at me, and other people looked at me in a slightly wrong way.
Minglan wasn't here today either, so she couldn't find anyone to ask.
"What could happen to Prince Qi?" Yu Xijiao asked nonchalantly.
"Are you pretending? Have you been crying hard for a long time?" Xu Anjiao looked at Yu Xijiao carefully again. Seeing that she was not energetic, she smiled more and more proudly, "Look, she's already like this.
, I’m still being stubborn, it’s also... It’s a hard-earned marriage, and I heard that a lot of promises were made, but look at it now... maybe I won’t even be able to keep my position as the concubine from now on.”
Xu Anjiao burst out laughing.
Although Wang Qiyun did not speak, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and the meaning of ridicule was obvious.
Yu Xijiao leaned her head slightly against the pavilion pillar, "If County Master Xu wants to say something, please say it. If you don't want to say it, then don't disturb my rest."
As he spoke, he closed his eyes slightly and looked to continue resting.
Xu Anjiao sneaked in these days just to see Yu Xijiao's jokes, so how could she really let her rest?
"Prince Qi's Crown Prince took away a beauty." Xu Anjiao coughed, her face full of smiles. "I heard that she was a stunning beauty. Prince Qi's Crown Prince fell in love with her at first sight. Regardless of the objections of the Queen Mother, she brought her in directly.
It’s been a few days since we arrived at Prince Qi’s Mansion.”
As soon as Xu Anjiao got the news, she wanted to see Yu Xijiao, but Yu Xijiao was ill and hadn't come to school these days. It's hard now.
Of course it would be extremely ironic to let her run into him.
"I heard that Prince Qi told Princess An and the eldest daughter that he would only marry you and only you in the future. Now it seems that he was just joking. However, Prince Qi has always been provocative and will say whatever comes to his mind.
What, now that we see better things, naturally all the good things belong to others."
The more Xu Anjiao talked, the more proud she became, and the more she talked, the happier she became. If she hadn't still cared about her dignity, she would have laughed wildly at this time.
What if Yu Xijiao was so self-righteous that she snatched the Prince of Qi away from her? She had already fallen out of favor even before she got married, and it was hard to say what she would be like in the future.
With Feng Yu's temperament, if he dislikes someone, what will happen in the following days? Xu Anjiao expressed that she is looking forward to it. Yu Xijiao will also have this day.
Yu Xijiao tilted her head slightly and looked at Xu Anjiao's triumphant smile. There was no trace of emotion on her face. Her clear eyes seemed to be able to see into Xu Anjiao's heart.
The feeling on the cotton is different from what I originally imagined.
It even felt like I was more frustrated than the person in front of me.
"Yu Xijiao, if I were you, I should go back and think about how you will live in Prince Qi's Mansion from now on. Really, Yu Xijiao, I feel that you are very pitiful now, so pitiful that it makes people think that you will live in the future.
, I’m afraid it’s worse than Madam Hou in your house.”
Xu Anjiao calmed down and continued to taunt.
Mrs. Hou of the Xuanping Hou Mansion said she had gone crazy, and Yu Xijiao's future fate would be nothing more than this. Thinking of this, Xu Anjiao became proud again...
"County Master Xu, if I were you, I wouldn't be able to sleep either. What happened in Prince Rui's Mansion... is really..."
After she finished laughing, Yu Xijiao said slowly, her eyes narrowed slightly, her smile was relaxed and lazy, showing a bit of unintentional ridicule, her words were not finished, the words were not spoken, but the meaning was in them...