In the back hall of the palace, in the waterside pavilion, Queen Jiang's face turned pale: "You really didn't do it?"
Jiang Yadan said aggrievedly: "Fourth aunt, although my nephew has never had a good reputation outside, when did he ever deceive you?"
"Then where were you last night?" Queen Jiang felt a tightness in her chest, "You were in the palace all night last night - tell me! What did you do?!"
"There is a palace maid in Huanyue Residence who is quite beautiful. My nephew couldn't help it..." Before Jiang Yadan could finish his words, the furious Queen Jiang had already picked up the whisk in her hand and whipped it at him without thinking: "I can't help you! I can't help you! You like the palace maid, and you won't come and tell me?! You have to be honest with yourself. Over the years, what you have seen in and out of the palace, as long as it can be given to you, is both people and things. , when did I not agree?! How many times have I told you that the palace maids are your uncle’s people, so don’t touch them until they are officially given to you. When did you have to be unruly and cause trouble outside? Aren’t you going to make me angry?”
Although Jiang Yadan was naughty, he was still in awe of the queen's aunt. He whined in pain after being beaten by her, but he did not dare to run away. Seeing that the queen was beaten several times and did not stop, he couldn't help but attack his younger brother who was not far away. Angrily: "Nineteen! Are you looking at it like this?!"
"Fourth aunt, please give me a few more blows to vent your anger, so as not to break your body!" Jiang Yashuang, who had always spoken up for him in front of the elders, not only watched him being beaten with cold eyes, but also didn't even raise her eyelids when she heard the words. Jin Yan said, "Although Bage has been addicted to women over the years, he is still in his prime, and Fourth Aunt is just holding a whisk in his hand. Even if he beats him for an hour or two, it won't be a big deal."
Jiang Yadan almost wanted to vomit blood, thinking that he didn't seem to have offended his younger brother recently, right? She wanted to scold Jiang Yashuang, but she was afraid that he would say again: "Fourth aunt, please stop using the whisk. My nephew will get you a royal staff!" He could only hold his head tightly in anger and let Empress Jiang whip her again and again.
The queen was obviously very angry this time. She was beaten until her arms were sore and numb, then she threw the fly whisk at her feet and shouted sternly: "Go back and be grounded! You are not allowed to step out of your courtyard until the summer vacation is over, otherwise I'll break your legs myself!"
"Yes!" Jiang Yadan put down his arm and said in frustration, "My nephew, I obey!" He didn't believe that Queen Jiang would really break his legs, but there was no problem in giving him a few beatings like today. Jiang Yadan had been enjoying fine food and clothing since he was a child, and he was used to enjoying things and never suffered hardships, so he was still a little wary of the Queen's threat.
So I had to resign sadly.
Seeing him come out of the waterside pavilion, Queen Jiang slumped on the chair and sighed: "Why do I have such a nephew?!"
Jiang Yashuang said expressionlessly: "Fourth aunt, now is not the time to talk about this."
"I have wronged you this time." After hearing this, Empress Jiang slowly sat up while leaning on the back of her chair, and said with mixed feelings, "Yesterday you reminded me that Xiaoba did not stay in the palace often in the past few days. This matter It’s not necessarily him, but it’s possible that the old guy from the Gu family did it on purpose - but I can’t rest assured that I insist on you to top up the tank! It’s my aunt who is useless and has made you suffer.”
"Fourth Aunt said something harsh." Jiang Yashuang still had no expression on her face after hearing these words, but her tone softened, "It's only the fifteenth sister's matter that has passed. Bago has always been that kind of person, but yesterday If we can’t find myna in time in the evening, there’s nothing we can do if we act cautiously.”
Speaking of which, the Queen was tricked by Queen Mother Gu this time - the cause of the matter was pretty much what Qiu Yilan had guessed. Princess Lexin's palace servant brought a sachet to Queen Mother Gu and complained that Jiang Yadan had no interest in the princess. present.
Then, while Queen Mother Gu was still checking and looking for more evidence, Queen Jiang got the news.
Naturally, the queen could not wait for her nephew to be convicted - the problem was that for someone like Jiang Yadan who had a history of having an affair with the former concubine Shu, not to mention others, the queen herself immediately believed that he was the one who did it after hearing the reports from the palace officials!
So in desperation, Empress Jiang called Jiang Yashuang, the only one with a good reputation in the Jiang family, into the palace, asked him to put away the sachet he carried with him, and described Jiang Yadan's sachet as his. ! In this way, Queen Jiang had something to say when she came to Queen Mother Gu: "It is true that many of my nephews are not good at imitating, but the nineteen is an exception! We have been married since we were nineteen, and we have not even had a common room before and after marriage. This shows that he Not a womanizer! Not to mention that his wife is very beautiful. Although Le Xin is somewhat beautiful, how can she compare to his wife? "
Even outsiders think so—Jiang Yashuang has never done anything frivolous!
So this must have been involved in the dispute between the two queens.
Jiang Yashuang, who was hurriedly called to the palace, asked what happened but disagreed because he felt that the time when Queen Jiang got the news was too coincidental: "Even if the Queen Mother didn't know that Fourth Aunt, you already knew that she was questioning Princess Lexin, but you sent someone The Queen Mother's arrival cannot be concealed. How could the Queen Mother not be suspicious of her? The Queen Mother has always been impatient when caught with similar circumstances."
It's just that Jiang Yadan can't be found anywhere - this guy made an appointment with the palace maid in Huanyueju to have a tryst in a secluded place - Empress Jiang really didn't dare to take the risk out of her serious distrust of this nephew's character, and she also thought that with Jiang Yashuang's long-standing good reputation can be easily restored even with a vat, so she insisted that he recognize the sachet as his.
Jiang Yashuang couldn't defeat her aunt and had to obey her orders, so she was later summoned to Queen Mother Gu. Queen Mother Gu only made a little effort to let Queen Jiang win and let Jiang Yashuang go easily... At this point, Queen Jiang suddenly realized: "Sure enough, she was This old woman has a plan!"
No wonder this news came so timely!
But she had already pushed Jiang Yashuang out, and it was too late to regret it.
Now, although Jiang Yashuang was severely beaten in front of Jiang Yashuang, the culprit who caused her deception, Jiang Yadan was still a little bit sarcastic towards her nephew: "Xiaoba really can no longer serve as a guard in the palace, but now that the matter has not been resolved, I'm afraid of people's association. Let him change his position as soon as possible after returning to Beijing."
He simply regards the three thousand beauties in his harem as his reserve backyard! If this continues, sooner or later it will cause disaster!
"I just heard from Ms. Lin that Princess Lexin's biological mother, Qu Baolin, was not promoted by Queen Mother Gu, nor was she chosen by Fourth Aunt. Instead, she was chosen by my uncle from among the palace people." Jiang Yashuang didn't want to go off-topic and talked about it alone. Business, "For this reason, Qu Baolin has always been cautious and timid, never arguing with others, and not getting close to either the Queen Mother or the Fourth Aunt. She just lives with her children behind closed doors. As for Princess Lexin and the tenth prince, their temperaments are the same. Mother. My nephew feels that Princess Lexin suddenly slandered Bage, and she may have some hidden agenda. "
"What other hidden secrets can there be?" Empress Jiang sighed, "The Gu family boss was also happy that I agreed to settle the matter quickly. It is obvious that this matter was done by her juniors. Besides Gu Yan, who else could such a person be? who?"
Although Gu Yan, the crown prince of Guangyang, was not in the palace like Jiang Yadan, so it was easier for him to hook up with the harem, but the difficulty of entering the palace was similar to that of the Jiang family. There was no need to notify at all, and he could come and go freely. Therefore, there are many opportunities for him to have an affair with the harem - this person has a reputation for being lustful, and he is not afraid of men and women.
On this point, after confirming that Jiang Yadan had no ambiguous relationship with Princess Lexin, Queen Jiang and Jiang Yashuang thought of him almost at the same time.
"Has Fourth Aunt sent someone to check on Her Royal Highness Princess Lexin..." Jiang Yashuang pondered for a moment before asking, "Is it complete?"
Empress Jiang said: "It's still a perfect jade, otherwise even if Mr. Gu deliberately plotted against me, he wouldn't have been able to settle things so quickly. If Mr. Gu hadn't changed his tone so quickly and was so willing to talk, I would have really thought that this was the case. Xiaoba did it, Lexin was worried about suffering a big loss, so she went all out to cause trouble! "
Of course Queen Mother Gu had to agree quickly. Queen Jiang insisted on letting Jiang Yashuang admit the sachet simply because Jiang Yadan could not be found at that time. If you find it, you will know after asking that it has nothing to do with Jiang Yadan. At that time, the queen insisted on a thorough investigation and wanted to clear her nephew's innocence. This was not just a show, but a serious act.
"My nephew, I remember that the tenth prince... has a handsome appearance." Jiang Yashuang was silent for a while and said calmly.
The queen was startled, thinking of Deng Yi, and immediately understood. There was a hint of disgust and suspicion on her face: "If it was Weiyong who Gu Yan had the idea for, and Le Xin always loved this younger brother, how could she slander Xiao Ba? She should have taken refuge with me. !”
"Fourth Aunt, now that Princess Lexin's incident has settled down, what is said to the outside world is that the princess was discovered by the princess for stealing her nephew's sachet. He was worried about the princess' punishment, so in desperation, he pretended that the princess was not in the palace. When the nephew "My son fell into it and was picked up," Jiang Yashuang said calmly, "so much so that the princess believed it and took the palace servants and the sachet to find the Queen Mother's decision. But now we know that this matter has nothing to do with our family. It doesn’t matter, what are you going to do next?”
Empress Jiang said: "The matter is a foregone conclusion. I guess the old guy from the Gu family has also eliminated the evidence of Gu Yan's coming and going. I have involved you again. If I dig it out again, it won't help. I might even trick you. So this matter I can only admit it. However, this kind of thing cannot happen again. In the future, any man entering and leaving the palace must..."
At this point, Queen Jiang frowned slightly and stopped talking.
Jiang Yashuang said: "Look, that's it: you will definitely be angry with your nephews for holding a vat for Gu Yan, and you will definitely ban him from entering and exiting the palace. At the same time, if it weren't for Ba Ge's usual behavior, you wouldn't do this, so After this incident, you can't rest assured that Bage will no longer serve in the palace - didn't you just say that you want to change Bage's job? To be honest, nephew, for Princess Lexin, the tenth prince, and many people in this palace, It’s a good thing that Ba Ge and Gu Yan can’t see them freely from now on.”
"If Lexin tells Gu Yan and seeks refuge with me, although I will drive away Gu Yan for her, I may not transfer Xiao Ba for her." Empress Jiang narrowed her eyes and sneered, "So she deliberately slandered Xiao Ba, Although this offended me, the Gu family boss is satisfied... It seems that I have paid too much attention to the affairs of the previous dynasty over the years, and I didn't even notice that the children under my knees have become successful! "
If Lady Lin, who was taking care of the harem on her behalf, was here, she would definitely kneel down and apologize immediately after hearing this.
But Miss Lin was not here at the moment, Jiang Yashuang said calmly: "What does Fourth Aunt plan to do with Her Royal Highness Princess Lexin?"