"Niangniang?" Baolu looked at Gu Rujiu, who was sitting reclining in shock, and almost thought that she had heard it wrong, that the empress must be lynched? !
"Don't you understand?" Gu Rujiu looked down at the teacup in his hand, "Bai Xian, take her to the cubicle and let her speak."
"Yes." Bai Xian and the two vigorous eunuchs dragged the palace maid in green down, who was covering her mouth and couldn't even snort.
The eunuch in charge and the palace maid in charge saw that the palace maid in green was dragged out without a sound, and the chill ran over her body from the soles of her feet. Before Gu Rujiu opened her mouth, she knelt down softly.
"I heard from this palace maid that she is from the food bureau of yours?" Gu Rujiu used the tea cover to hang the tea foam on the water, and the gentle friction made the two officers tremble even more.
Don't look at the fact that they are in the hands of everyone in the Shangshi Bureau, but in front of these nobles, life and death are just a matter of a few words, no father-in-law or aunt is worth it.
"Hui Niangniang, Yang Liu was assigned to the Shangshi Bureau a few days ago. She has been very honest when she was on duty, so much so that the servants neglected to check and made her run into the imperial car. The servants are guilty." The tone-changing voice said, "Please forgive me."
"Yangliu... It's a good name," Gu Rujiu said with a half-smiling smile. "The color is light and revealing, and the silk is light and does not provoke dust. The person is beautiful, and the name is also beautiful."
The two chiefs were even more afraid to come out. When they heard a deep groan from the compartment, they didn't dare to think about what kind of punishment Yang Liu was being subjected to, otherwise they would still be able to say such a thing while covering their mouths. sound.
Then he looked up at the empress who was expressionless and lowered her head to drink tea, as if she hadn't heard any movement in the compartment, and she didn't even frown.
At this glance, the two of them felt chills all over their bodies. They both said that the queen was an easy-going person who would not punish anyone at will.
For the queen, what is untouchable
Of course the emperor!
Yang Liu, this slut, dared to do something to seduce the emperor, and they were also held accountable.
"Since Yangliu was just assigned to the Shangshi Bureau, where was she on duty before?" Gu Rujiu put down the teacup, heard the muffled groan in the compartment getting smaller and smaller, and said to Baolu, "Okay, ask Bai Xian to take him. bring it here."
"Yes," Baolu walked to the cubicle with a pale face, and saw that the palace maid named Yangliu had no scars on her body except for her ugly face, and said, "Eunuch Bai, the lady wants to see this palace maid."
Bai Xian took the handkerchief handed by the little eunuch and wiped his hands: "I haven't done it for many years, and some of my hands have been born. Since the empress wants to see this sinful servant, I will spare you for the time being." After speaking, he smiled at Yang Liu. , "Miss Yangliu, the Empress has always been kind and peaceful. You'd better answer the Queen's question honestly, otherwise our family will be very embarrassed, do you understand?"
Yang Liu looked at him angrily, but did not speak.
Seeing her so stubborn, the smile on Bai Xian's face disappeared, and he threw the handkerchief on the stool next to him: "Drag it out."
Seeing the two eunuchs dragging the weak Yang Liu over, Baolu stepped aside and paused before following up.
Bai Xian noticed her actions, sneered, and strode towards the main hall.
"Hui Niangniang, Yang Liu was originally a servant in Jing'an Palace, but later he was punished to Shang Shi Bureau because of his mistakes." The maid in charge also knew that there was something tricky in this matter, and the maid who really committed the crime would be punished to Shang Shi. The food bureau is a place where oil and water can be fished.
But this is the matter of the nobles. How dare they, who are palace attendants, dare to speak up. Now that they cause trouble, they can only ask the empress to be kind and not kill them.
"Jing'an Palace?" Gu Rujiu chuckled. Jing'an Palace is the palace where Taifei Qian and Taifei Sun live. No matter whether this has anything to do with the two Taifeis, at least these two Taifeis know about it.
"Ben Gong understands," Gu Rujiu glanced at the two officers in charge, "The palace has palace rules, and the appointment of eunuchs and palace maids has long been in the process. If you don't act according to the rules, you will be punished. For the original's sake, five strokes of the cane and a two-month suspension of salary, if in the future this kind of thing is dared to happen again, this palace will definitely punish it severely."
The Dianzhong Province is the department in charge of all the maids and eunuchs in the inner palace.
"Xie Niangniang, Xie Niangniang." The two chiefs were overjoyed at this time. For them, this punishment was truly extra-judicial. They kowtowed to Gu Rujiu several times before they retired to receive the punishment.
When they left the main hall, they happened to meet Yang Liu who was being supported by the eunuch, and the two snorted coldly and hurriedly left.
After entering the inner hall, Yang Liu was thrown to the ground by the two eunuchs. She struggled for a while, and then forced herself to come out in a kneeling posture, "Sinmaid pays respects to the empress."
Seeing her like this, Gu Rujiu closed her eyes. After a moment of silence, she opened her eyes and said, "Tell me, what is the purpose of your approach to His Majesty?"
Yang Liu's forehead touched the ground, and his voice trembled: "The Queen's niece has a clear view, the slaves just didn't intend to collide with the holy driver, and dare not have other thoughts."
"Don't you want to tell the truth?" Gu Rujiu frowned and sighed, "Ben Gong has never touched human blood in his hands, and I don't want to. If you are obsessed with it, Ben Gong can only make an exception."
Jin Yang was not the father and son of the late emperor, and he was jealous of the aristocratic family. No one had other thoughts behind his back.
If there is any problem with Jin Yang's body at that time, then these aristocratic families can naturally take this opportunity to elect a new emperor. This new emperor may be Jin Yang's half-brother, or it may be King Rui's. the three sons.
If she wasn't the queen, or had no friendship with Jin Yang, then she would be too lazy to care about it, but now that Jin Yang is his man, she can't just watch others plot against her.
Yang Liu's back froze, she lied silently, and kowtowed: "Slave... This slave really doesn't know what the mother said."
"Empress Empress, the slaves heard that this palace maid named Yangliu has a younger brother and a younger sister in her family. If she doesn't know it, she might as well declare her younger brother and sister into the palace for questioning. Maybe her family knows about it," Bai Xian was used to seeing it. These people have sharp teeth and sharp mouths, and they also know what means to deal with these people.
"No, no," Yang Liu crawled in front of Bai Xian and hugged his leg, "Eunuch Bai, they don't know anything, please forgive them."
"Then do you know or don't know?" Bai Xian pulled his leg out of Yang Liu's hands.
The means are not new, they are useful.
"I said, I said it all," Yang Liu crawled over and kowtowed to Gu Rujiu, "Madame, please forgive my family, they really don't know anything, this servant knows it's wrong, please forgive me."
"Okay, don't kowtow." Gu Rujiu put down the teacup, "Tell me, who asked you to come, and who taught you to sing the Jinzhou ditty?"
"Slave... The slave was originally the maid next to the concubine Sun Taifei. One day, I happened to meet Your Majesty, slave..." Yang Liu looked up to see the queen's face. Seeing her expressionless face, she shrugged her shoulders and said, "I overheard Qian Qian later. The concubine and the concubine Sun talked about His Majesty, and said that His Majesty's biological mother, no, the original Princess Cheng had a beautiful voice, like the sound of nature, and a Jinzhou minor tune made King Cheng amazed.
"Originally, the slaves only dared to have extravagant hopes in their hearts, but the concubine Qian Taifei told the slaves a few days ago that she would find a way to get the slaves close to Your Majesty, and... and became a favored concubine. "
Yang Liu stammered, but Gu Rujiu understood that Concubine Qian participated in this matter.
"Presumptuous, Concubine Qian is the concubine of the first emperor, how could she do such a thing," Gu Rujiu said with a sullen face, "Do you know what the crime is for slandering the empress?!"
"Everything the servant said is true, I ask the empress to see it clearly." She frantically rolled up her sleeves, revealing her white and delicate arms, "Please see, this bracelet was given to the servant by the concubine Sun Taifei."
Gu Rujiu looked down and saw that Yang Liu was indeed wearing a thin gold bracelet on her wrist. This kind of jewelry was considered illegal to wear on the hands of a palace maid.
Baolu took off the gold bracelet on Yangliu's wrist and presented it to Gu Rujiu.
Gu Rujiu didn't go to get the bracelet, she just glanced at it and let Baolu exchange it for Yangliu. She stood up and said, "Detain it first, and have it strictly guarded."
"Yes." Bai Xian waved to the eunuchs behind, and several eunuchs rushed forward to hold Yang Liu, and quickly exited the main hall.
"Father White."
"The servant is here." Bai Xian bowed and stepped forward.
"Take good care of this willow and don't let anyone get close," Gu Rujiu said after a moment of silence, "Go and tell her that if she dares to commit suicide, her sister will enter the palace for her."
"Yes." After Bai Xian left the Luanhe Palace, he wiped the fine sweat from his forehead. Their empress's heart was ruthless, but it was really scary.
"Niangniang, if this matter reaches the emperor's ears, will it be detrimental to you?" Baolu said hesitantly, "And the servants are worried that acting like this... will hurt heaven and earth."
Gu Rujiu put her hand into the copper basin and carefully washed each of her fingers: "If the emperor alienates me because of this, then I can only blame me for not knowing anyone, and I will blame myself." He took out his hand from the water, and Qiu Luo hurriedly cleaned it up. Wrap it in a handkerchief and wipe off the water on it.
"As for hurting Heaven and Harmony?" Gu Rujiu laughed, "Is it right to let these things happen, and I just be a kind person who is neither angry nor annoyed?"
She looked at her palm, which was delicate and white, and the marriage line was clear and long: "If someone touches me and touches my man, what if it hurts heaven and earth?"
Baolu bowed her knees and said in a low voice, "It's the servant who wants to mess up."
Gu Rujiu glanced at her, got up and said, "Let's go, go to the imperial study."
"Yes." Qiu Luo handed the handkerchief to the palace maid behind him, took the lead and walked in front of Baolu. Baolu was stunned for a moment, and followed Qiu Luo silently.
He Ming was guarding outside the imperial study, and when he saw the queen coming, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
"Is there someone else?" Gu Rujiu asked in a low voice, glancing at the half-open door of the imperial study.
"Go back to the Empress, Your Majesty is reviewing the memorial, and there is no one else at the moment." He Ming hesitated, "You want to see Your Majesty, this servant is a report."
"No need." Gu Rujiu raised his hand and took a few steps forward, looking at Jin Yang sitting in front of the imperial case across the door.
His back is straight, like a cold knife, exuding an aura that can't be ignored. Sword eyebrows and star eyes, luxurious and extraordinary, just sitting like this, it is extremely dazzling.
This kind of Jin Yang is completely different from the one in front of her. The former is like a sharp sword with a sharp edge, while the latter is like a piece of excellent peerless jade, perfect and gentle, and does not feel any sharpness.
She retracted her gaze, walked to the side, and said to He Ming, "You don't need to tell His Majesty that you have been to this palace."
He Ming heard the words and bowed his hands.
Gu Rujiu smiled gently, turned and left the imperial study.
He Ming looked at the back of the Empress leaving, feeling a little strange, what happened to the Empress
In the imperial study, Jin Yang raised his head and glanced outside the door. The door was empty and there was nothing. He frowned and put down the imperial pen in his hand, "He Ming, what time is it?"
"Go back to Your Majesty, it's time to apply."
"It's already so late?" Jin Yang picked up the pen again, and after reviewing the remaining memorials, he got up and said, "Go, go back to Zichen Hall."
"Yes." He Ming lowered his head and followed.
In the Zichen Hall, Qiu Luo presented a sandalwood box to Gu Rujiu, and then asked curiously, "Miss, what are you looking for?"
Gu Rujiu smiled without saying a word, and opened the sandalwood box. Inside was a little finger-sized jade in the shape of a water drop. At first glance, it was an ordinary workmanship, but upon closer inspection, the small jade water drop was on the , actually engraved with the word Fushou.
The jade water droplets are tied by red ropes and are items worn by children. This is also one of the countless dowries that the Gu family gave her when Gu Rujiu married into the palace. It was prepared for her future children.
"Good luck and longevity." Gu Rujiu smiled and put the jade water droplets back into the box. When he looked up and saw Jin Yang coming in, he said to the palace attendant who was serving in the house, "You all retreat."
He Ming, who was following behind Jin Yang, hesitated for a while, and then backed out.
The palace attendants in the house retreated in an instant, and Gu Rujiu waved to Jin Yang, "Chen Jun, come here." Since she told Jin Yang the story of the two brothers falling in love with a woman, Jin Yang did not like to let her Call him Dalang.
"What's the matter?" Jin Yang saw Gu Rujiu being so serious, thinking it was something important, and hurriedly walked up to Gu Rujiu, "What happened?"
"Bow your head," Gu Rujiu looked at him with a smile.
Jin Yang lowered his head obediently when he heard the words, and then saw that Jiu Jiu seemed to be holding something and tied it around his neck.
After tying it up, Gu Rujiu stretched out his hand and touched his jade drop, and said with a smile, "I'll tie you now."
Jin Yang lowered his head and saw that it was a piece of jade. Although he knew that this was something for children, Jin Yang didn't mind it, but said happily, "Thank you Jiujiu."
"The things you tied to me are my people. If anyone dares to rob me, I will cut off her hand," Gu Rujiu smiled, "If Chen Jun goes with others, then I will lock up His Majesty. Don't let me see you either."
Jin Yang met her eyes, squatted down, and looked at her: "I've been here for a long time, and that's what I want."
The eyes of the two met in the air, Gu Rujiu stretched out her hand, rubbed his brow lightly, and smiled again slowly.
Jin Yang stuffed the jade droplets from the neckline into the placket of his shirt, making it stick to his chest. The cold jade droplets gradually warmed up due to his body temperature.
In Jing'an Palace, Tai Fei Sun was copying a scripture, when the footsteps outside the door disturbed her mind, causing her to write a stroke when she was writing.
She frowned, looked at the letter, put down the pen, folded the letter, and threw it aside.
"The concubine, the servant has something to report."
She nodded, and the maid who served beside her passed people from outside. After the eunuch outside came in, he said, "Empress concubine, Yang Liu was punished and was taken care of by Bai Xian, the director of Qiankun Palace."
"Bai Xian of Qiankun Palace takes care of him?" Sun Taifei washed and wiped her hands under the service of the palace maid. "This is interesting. The queen wants to deal with people, but she orders the people in front of the emperor. What did Yang Liu say?"
"Yang Liu said that everything was instigated by Empress Qian Taifei." The eunuch who answered the question whispered, "Empress Empress even used lynching before questioning."
"Isn't this empress always friendly, why did you use this method?" Sun Taifei stood up with a half-smiling smile, walked to the window and looked at the yard outside. The flowers and plants in the yard were very lush and wild. , "Does the emperor know that she uses this method?"
"It's Director Bai Xian who used the punishment."
"Heh, this palace underestimated this queen," Tai Fei Sun sneered, "Is she trying to show the emperor that she is being punished in an open and fair manner?" Nothing will be hidden from him.
I just don't know if the emperor likes her true temperament? When a man likes it, everything is fine. When he doesn't like it, his true temperament is tyrannical. This queen is still too young, thinking that the emperor now has a sincere heart and everything will be fine.
The eunuch didn't know how to respond, so he had to be silent.
"Find someone to pass the news to Concubine Qian, and she said that the queen suspected that she had instructed the maid to seduce the emperor, and her heart was wrong." Concubine Sun smiled slightly, "This place in the harem is still lively and interesting, but it has been too deserted in recent years. ."
"Ma'am, there is news from the palace that the plan is done."
In the dimly lit room, a well-dressed woman smiled with satisfaction, "Really?"
"Madam, why are you doing this? If this matter is discovered, not only will you and the old man suffer, but even your family..."
"My good sister is not just for me," the woman sneered. "You don't need to say more, I know it."
How could she just watch these people live comfortably, while her daughter, who was unable to hold a beautiful wedding ceremony, was lying in the dark underground.
"Does Sima Xiang still have contacts with the people from Gao Luo Kingdom?" she asked again.
"They met again yesterday."
"Very good." The woman laughed in a low voice, "This way I won't waste my time helping her clear obstacles in secret, and I'll see how far she can go and how high she can run."
It hurts enough to fall off like that.
Her daughter can't be gone in vain.
In the Yixin Palace, after hearing the report from the eunuch, Concubine Qian sneered: "Since it is said to be doubt, it can only be doubt. This palace does not recognize it. Let's see what she can do."
"Taifei Niangniang, the servants are worried that Yangliu won't be able to carry them, and they insist that it is you, so what should I do?" The eunuch said with some worry, "Your Majesty treats the queen very well, and the servants worry that the emperor will be dissatisfied with you because of this."
"The emperor is the adopted son of the queen mother, how can he be satisfied with this palace," Qian Taifei snorted coldly, "I am the concubine of the late emperor, as long as there is no conclusive evidence for this matter, he can't touch me, or Yan Guan You can't get past that."
"Let's see, even if I can't get rid of this matter, Sun's place will not be clean." Qian Taifei glanced in the direction of Jing'an Palace, "She really thought I didn't see her mind, wanted to Lend my hand to calculate people, and also see if Ben Gong is willing! Let someone find a way to get rid of the willow, let her commit suicide in fear of crime, and then involve the Sun family. The more muddy the water is, the more fish will jump. come out."
When she and the Sun family were both concubines and concubines, they were enemies and friends. She knew how deep this woman was, so how could she trust her 100% now
The envoys had been eating and drinking in the Dafeng capital for nearly a month, and they were finally ready to leave. Before they left, what they were looking forward to most was the return gift from Dafeng.
You must know that when the late emperor was there, he was a very generous person. As long as they said a few nice words, they would be rewarded a lot.
But now the emperor doesn't seem to be as talkative as the previous emperor, so they are all looking forward to it, but also anxious. In particular, the envoys of Duobao who offended Dafeng were already very worried at this moment. They were worried that they would not be able to explain to the king after returning to the country.
In fact, Jin Yang really didn't surprise them, he rewarded them with a few things that could be seen, eaten or used, and asked them to bring them back to their own lords.
What, you say you came a long way not easy
But you didn't come to Hershey, how could the guests of Hershey get more gifts in return than gifts
Dare to talk nonsense
Didn't you come here to congratulate the Empress with sincerity, and to fight the autumn wind
No one dared to say that he was here to fight the autumn wind, let alone offend the officials of Dafeng Honglu Temple, so he could only honestly thank him, pretend to be happy, and give Dafeng reward to his own country lord Pack it up well.
Although there are not many things, they are also treasures. Haven't you seen that Duobao Kingdom only received a letter of rebuke from Emperor Dafeng
They have to be satisfied.
The only exception was Li Kingdom, who received food aid and medicine from Dafeng, and their prince stayed in the capital in the name of being educated by Dafeng.
In the eyes of other envoys, Li Guo gave the prince as a proton to Dafeng in exchange for food.
Therefore, although they envied Li Kingdom a little, they still did not intend to make their princes a proton.
Only Qi Lian lowered his face after hearing the news.
Would you rather send the prince as a proton than cooperate with them Gao Luo
Li Guo's move almost slapped him in the face.