Volume 1: Painting Hall Spring Chapter 56: Leaving the Mansion
In the Yangxin Hall, Xiao Che was half leaning on the couch, looking very tired.
Not far away, Concubine Nian stood waiting quietly.
Xiao Che coughed twice, and Guo Rui quickly handed over the small porcelain bowl: "Your Majesty, I haven't finished drinking the medicine yet."
Xiao Zhe waved his sleeves and ordered: "First tell me how the investigation went."
Guo Rui had no choice but to put down the medicine bowl and said respectfully: "All the meals in the Queen's Palace tonight are prepared by the imperial kitchen. Among them, the braised beef soup uses purple sweetness, and this soup is Concubine Nian's favorite on weekdays." Guo Rui
He stopped talking at the right time.
Xiao Che moved his body and closed his eyes, and said in a calm tone: "Is there anything you want to say, Concubine Nian?"
Concubine Nian raised her eyes, still cold, and said: "Your Majesty asked everyone to go back to rest, but he only asked me to come to the Yangxin Palace. I think your majesty has already recognized me in his heart, and I have nothing to say."
Xiao Zhe was silent for a while, and when he spoke again, his tone became more majestic: "If this matter continues to be investigated, many innocent people will be involved. And the one who will be hurt the most will be Xiao Qi."
Concubine Nian's face froze, the corners of her mouth moved, but she didn't speak.
"Ever since you uncharacteristically bitten Prince Heng's Mansion, I knew you were involved. Maybe you forgot that I reminded you to behave yourself."
"Your Majesty trusts King Heng so much? Because he is that man's son, so even if the evidence is conclusive, Your Majesty will not care!"
With a snap, Xiao Che slapped the table and stood up, yelling: "Shut up!" followed by a series of coughs.
Guo Rui hurriedly stepped forward and helped him sit down.
Concubine Nian chuckled and said, "It's a pity that I have been a substitute for so many years..." There was a hint of crying in her laughter.
"Substitute?" The emperor gasped: "You are not even qualified to be her substitute. She has never harmed anyone in her life!"
Guo Rui calmed down his anger for him and said: "Ms. Nian Fei, Your Majesty is giving you a chance by telling you this. If you do everything right, you may not care about yourself, but how will Your Majesty the Seventh Prince handle himself in the future?"
Where? He is only eight years old now, how should the people in the palace view him in the future?"
"That's all..." Xiao Che waved his hand weakly: "I'll give you three days to think about it. You can go back!"
Concubine Nian walked out of the Yangxin Hall with frivolous steps.
Xiao Che shook his head feebly and leaned back on the couch softly.
Guo Rui consoled him: "Your Majesty, please don't be anxious or angry. Fortunately, it has not caused a major disaster. The matter is not out of control."
Xiao Che closed his eyes and said softly and sadly: "But I can't keep her in the palace anymore. That child Xiao Qi is very heartbreaking."
"The Queen and the other empresses love His Highness the Seventh Highness very much. Your Majesty can rest assured."
Xiao Zhe nodded: "Three days, give Liulang three days to have a good rest and deal with the beauty story."
After saying that, he frowned and fell into deeper sorrow.
And Xiao Yizheng really did what the emperor thought, eating and sleeping leisurely in the palace.
Qingxi didn't notice at all that he had the energy not to let herself and Yue Yingbai suffer any injustice.
After Yueying slept for a night, she quickly came back to her senses and ran to her early in the morning. She recalled in great detail who had handled the clothes that had been changed as soon as she entered the house last night.
"The only way we can be tampered with is when we change our clothes. Everyone in Chaolan Garden, including your lady, has all of our clothes handed over to the special aunt in the house for cleaning. Others are really impossible." Yueying drooped.
He held his head and said seriously.
Qingxi nodded, "The clothes you changed are with His Highness, and he must have checked them carefully. If you go to Zhengzeyuan now, he may have something to ask you."
"Girl, won't you accompany me?" Yueying was still a little frightened.
Qingxi also wanted to have an in-depth chat with him about why someone was eyeing Prince Heng's Mansion, or about the process of his errands this time, what he was doing in Shangdu, his injuries, what he had seen in the southwest... But last night he
Talking about Li Han's obscurity and the words that made her endure, she still shook her head gently: "It's okay, no one in the palace dares to bully you."
Yueying bit her lip and nodded.
When she walked to the entrance of Zhengzeyuan, she met Zhao Xin coming from the front yard, and her eyes lit up: "Brother Zhao!"
Xin Zhao smiled at her, stepped forward and asked, "How are you? Are you feeling better?"
Yueying hummed: "The princess asked me to come to His Highness to tell you what happened last night."
Xin Zhao asked doubtfully: "Didn't His Highness stay at Chaolan Garden last night?"
Yueying shook her head.
"How could that happen?"
..." He was still gesturing with his hands when he heard Xiao Yizheng's deep voice: "Xin Zhao, have you talked so much this morning?"
The two of them looked up and saw Xiao Yizheng standing outside the house with his hands behind his back, so they quickly stepped forward to salute.
Xiao Yizheng glanced at Zhao Xin and called Yueying to follow him into the house.
Xin Zhao felt an inexplicable chill down his spine, but the early autumn weather was clearly still filled with the lingering heat of late summer.
After Xiao Yizheng listened to Yue Ying's narration again, he said gently: "The scent of red silk grass is indeed very strong on that dress, but I believe it has nothing to do with you. Go back and tell the princess not to worry about it."
Yueying thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for trusting Yueying and trusting the princess."
Xiao Yizheng smiled and said: "She was not angry when she was framed, but she was angry when she saw you being used and framed. If you were really detained in the palace last night, she would probably disturb everyone in the palace from sleeping peacefully."
Yueying couldn't tell whether this was a compliment or a disgrace to her own girl, so she hurriedly defended herself: "The princess treats people very well. That day I heard that His Highness was injured in the southwest. I was so anxious that I didn't sleep well all night. Later, I was attacked.
I was in a coma all night. When I woke up, the first thing I asked about was Miss Li's safety..." When she mentioned Li Han, her voice dropped.
After a while, she heard Xiao Yizheng ask: "Has she been comfortable in the mansion in the past few months?"
Yueying hesitated for a while before nodding. It was quite comfortable, because Qingxi seemed to really not care that Miss Li lived in Xiyingyuan.
"But why do I think she has lost weight? Is it because she was attacked a few days ago?"
The moonlight accompanied Qingxi day by day, but he didn't really feel that she was getting any lighter. He rolled his eyes and replied, "Maybe it's because I care about His Highness."
Xiao Yizheng chuckled and said, "You do know how to say it." Just when he was about to ask something else, Zhao Xin reported from outside: "Your Highness, Miss Li is here."
"Invite her in."
Upon seeing this, Yueying was about to leave the house, but Xiao Yizheng stopped her: "Stay here!" Although she felt strange, she couldn't disobey her order.
Li Han was not surprised to see Yue Ying when he came in. He nodded to her very friendly, and then saluted Xiao Yizheng: "We haven't seen you for a long time, and I haven't wished the sixth master a triumphant return."
Xiao Yizheng looked at her, smiled, and nodded: "Sit down. How is your stay in the mansion?"
Li Han sat down and replied: "That's right. The princess and I hit it off immediately and we had a great conversation."
Standing aside, Yueying's temples jumped twice. These words were good words, but why was she so unwilling to hear her say them?
"Really?" Xiao Yizheng spoke to her calmly, then smiled and said seriously: "I haven't thanked you for identifying the culprit and protecting her at that time. Thank you very much."
Li Han smiled: "Because of the friendship between Changfeng and Liu Ye, I won't say thank you."
Xiao Yizheng frowned slightly and said, "Can you just not knock people out?"
Li Han paused, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked, "Master Six, are you feeling distressed?"
When Yueying heard this, she raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Yizheng, only to see him smiling and saying nothing.
Li Han did not wait for his answer and continued: "Sixth Master, I heard last night that you issued an order that no one from the palace should leave the palace recently?"
Xiao Yizheng nodded.
"I'm not a member of the royal family, so I don't have to abide by this order!"
Xiao Yizheng shook his head: "You must be in the house too."
Li Han showed displeasure: "Master Liu, you have more rules than the princess. When you are away, I can come and go freely. Once you come back, I will not be free anymore."
When Xiao Yizheng heard this, he always felt that there was something wrong with what he said. His rules were greater than Qingxi's? Li Han was questioning this. Shouldn't the palace's rules be obeyed by him?
Li Han waved his hand and continued: "Then I can't live in this palace anymore. Please let me leave the palace now. I'll go back to Changfeng."
Xiao Yizheng's eyes were clear: "What? Ding Ming is gone? You don't have to hide in my Prince Heng Mansion anymore?"
Yueying was shocked, what did this mean? She seemed to have heard the key point, right?
Li Han looked calm, and was not surprised that Xiao Yizheng asked this question. After all, she had told Qingxi about this matter. Even if she didn't tell it, Xiao Yizheng would have been able to find out anyway.
"I'm not leaving, but I can let him go," she said.
"If he hasn't left yet, make an appointment to meet him another day. I'll thank him too."
"That's not possible. He doesn't want to see you."
Yueying took a breath, who is this person? He doesn't want to see the prince? This girl Li said it carelessly.
Xiao Yizheng smiled heartily: "Then you still think he is timid? How long are you going to use my arrow-blocking shield?"
Arrow-blocking shield? What does this mean? Yueying felt that her brain was a little weak.
Li Han raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Sixth Master, how dare I use you as a shield? You are joking."
Xiao Yizheng did not refute.
"So can you let me leave the house now?" Li Han asked again.
"No." Xiao Yizheng resolutely said: "Just a day or two." Immediately, he added: "If you want to go out, you have your own way, right? Although you are not very good at boxing and kicking, there is always something you can do."
Li Han's face darkened: "Are you going to follow Ling Tanhua's example and wear night clothes to swagger through the market?"
Xiao Yizheng was stunned. Ling Tanhua, are you talking about Ling Qingsong?
"Besides, the princess treats me well, and I can't break the rules of the palace."
These words made Xiao Yizheng feel awkward again. What's the matter? This palace belongs to the princess? Is it because of Qingxi that she is willing to abide by the rules?
Li Han said and stood up to leave: "It's hard for me to ask Master Liu why he can't leave the house. But since Master Liu said it would take a day or two, I will wait for a day or two before leaving the house. Speaking of which, before leaving,
I also want to meet the princess." When she walked to Yueying, her voice was rare and gentle: "Miss Yueying, I also like it. It's not like Tingmeng who is next to the prince."
Xiao Yizheng and Yueying were a little stunned when they heard Ting Meng's name.
Yueying's first thought was that she heard Meng mentioned that Li Han didn't want to see her.
Xiao Yizheng frowned and asked, "What happened to Tingmeng?"
Li Han said calmly: "It's nothing. Her eyes always seem to be staring at my food and clothing expenses, which is annoying."
"Does she care about food and clothing?" Xiao Yizheng repeated in a deep voice.