General Huang left the capital without stopping, and took Huang Ziying away. By the time the eldest prince reacted, he had already gone far away.
The eldest prince clenched his fists tightly, wave after wave of troubles were pressing on him, he managed to catch his breath, and now he was beaten back to his original shape.
"hateful!"
As night fell, the First Prince was standing in the corridor, and a black figure appeared as expected.
"My lord, it's my fault." The eldest prince spoke first, "I failed your lord's instructions, please save me again."
"Take advantage of this time to adjust your life well, don't struggle needlessly anymore, when the time comes, I will naturally notify you."
"But... ... .."
"Do you dare to question this seat's order?" There was a sense of oppression in that voice, and the eldest prince immediately didn't dare to refute.
"yes!"
It wasn't until the people left that the eldest prince was relieved, and out of nowhere came out such an expert, a prophet of the future, to help him time and time again.
pity... ... .
The eldest prince became angry from embarrassment.
The next day, Emperor Dongming sent the imperial court to allocate 20,000 taels of silver to the eldest prince to build the eldest prince's mansion. Until ten days later, Zhao Houye sent someone to send the letter back to Kyoto, and Emperor Dongming was furious when he saw this. Directly demote the eldest prince to the county king.
In the early morning, I don't know who mentioned it, now that the princes are old, it's time for them to confer fiefdoms.
The Prime Minister on the right nodded, "Your Majesty, the princes are indeed old and unfit to live in the capital for a long time. According to the usual practice, it's time for them to be canonized."
Emperor Dongming waved his palm, "I also have the same intention, then make the eldest prince the King of Qizhou, and make the generation of Qizhou a fief. After one month, the king of Qizhou will leave Beijing, and he will not be allowed to enter Beijing unless he is ordered. Those who leave without authorization will be killed without mercy." !"
"The Holy One is wise."
The first prince fainted on the spot when he got the news, and tried to find Emperor Dongming several times, but none of them succeeded. Concubine Lin didn't dare to offend Longyan, sobbing in Yuhe Palace, daring to speak out.
The Eldest Prince's assignment to Qizhou meant that he could no longer be the future heir. He was far away from the government and could only be a king.
When Xiao Concubine got the news, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. Just being the king of Qijun would make her mad.
There are no soldiers and horses in Qizhou, and it is difficult for King Qijun to stand up even if he wants to stand up.
"Miss, Qingyang is back."
Concubine Xiao stood up, "Let her in quickly."
After a while, Qing Yang walked into the room and handed the porcelain bottle in her hand to Xiao Yu, "Miss, this is Gu, but there is only one left."
"It's okay, I know where the other one is." Xiao Yan said lightly.
Qing Yang knelt down and said, "I beg the lady to come down, but the servant didn't keep an eye on Mrs. Fan and told her to slip away. These days, Mrs. Fan has always kept herself safe. This morning, the servant realized that no one was there, but the servant is sure that he is still in the temple. .”
Concubine Xiao frowned, "Why does Mrs. Fan still stay in the temple?"
"Miss." Qing Yu said suddenly, "I don't know whether I should mention something, this servant may be guessing by myself."
"you say."
"Fu'er has been purposely or unintentionally inquiring towards the Qingya Courtyard these days, and walks very close to the maidservant Huan'er of the Qingya Courtyard, and will bring some food to Huaner from time to time. What a strange thing." Qing Yu said.
"Qingya Courtyard..." Xiao Concubine murmured, the closest courtyard to Qingya Courtyard is Qingfengzhai, which is the place where Prime Minister Right likes to handle official business.
An idea flashed in Xiao Yu's mind, "I'm afraid this Fu'er can't wait, so I'll keep an eye on her these few days!"
"Yes!" Qing Yu nodded.
Xiao Concubine looked back at Qing Yang, "In the Jokhang Temple, we overlooked one person. Princess Zhaohe is also there. Princess Zhaohe is about to leave the temple soon. Fan must have set her mind on Princess Zhaohe. body."
Concubine Xiao patted her forehead. These days, she was so busy fighting wits and courage with the eldest prince that she almost forgot such an important matter.
Zhao Chanling saved Princess Zhaohe once before, that's why the eldest prince asked Emperor Dongming to marry Zhao Chanling. If Princess Zhaohe came out of the temple, she was young and the daughter of the eldest princess, the first choice was to find a princess for Princess Zhaohe as soon as possible .
Fan's family and Fu'er are both related to the Prime Minister's Mansion, could it be that they want to use Gu to become the Right Prime Minister and Princess Zhaohe
Concubine Xiao was taken aback by her own thoughts, Princess Zhaohe and her father
Xiao Yu shook her head, it was unbelievable to get rid of this thought, she must have thought too much.
"Qingyang, go back and keep watching. I guess Fan will leave the Jokhang Temple, a place of refuge for a while, and take a look at Princess Zhaohe along the way."
Qing Yang nodded, "Yes, this servant understands.
Xiao Concubine looked up at Qingyu, "Fu'er can't stay any longer, let's find a way to get rid of it."
The Gu in Fu'er's hand has already fallen into Xiao Concubine's hands, wiping out Fu'er's real intention, Xiao Concubine is not going to keep it any longer, so as not to increase the controversy.
There was a shout in the room in the afternoon, Qingyu ran out in a hurry, Fu'er was chasing after him, "Sister Qingyu."
"Miss, miss, this servant saw Fu'er stealthily hiding Miss's pearl hairpin into her sleeve, and speaking ill of Miss behind her back."
As soon as Qingyu came out of the house, he happened to meet Concubine Xiao, and Fu'er chased after her, "Miss, there are no servants, it is because there are not enough maids in Linglong Pavilion today, so I let the servants come in to clean up. The servants just clean up the jewelry, sister Qingyu must have misunderstood gone."
"Miss, this servant didn't lie, this servant really sees the truth."
Fu'er shook her head, "I really don't have any slaves, sister Hongxiu..."
Hong Xiu looked puzzled, "Miss, why don't you search Fu'er's body, and you'll know if you've found anything."
Fu'er was stunned for a moment, and backed away, she was still carrying the Gu on her body, if it was found out, wouldn't it be a big deal, she hurriedly said, "Sister Hongxiu, don't you even believe me? "
"Fu'er, you were brought in by me. I can't favor you. If you have one, show it. If you refuse to admit this crime, then let me search you."
Fu'er was about to refute, but Hong Xiu said again, "Since you didn't take it, why should you be afraid of being searched?"
Fu'er stared blankly at Xiao Yu's slightly cold eyes, bit her lips tightly with an expression of grievance, and looked forward to Xiao Yu's opening to save her.
"Search!" Miss Xiao said calmly.
Soon Qingyu subdued Fu'er, and found some jewelry and a small porcelain bottle from Fu'er's arms.
Xiao Concubine looked down at Fu'er from above, "What's in this bottle?"
Fu'er turned pale with shock, "It's just some plaster. This servant got hurt on his hand a few days ago, so I keep it with me all the time."
As he spoke, he exposed his hand, which did have some scars.
Fu'er's heart was clenched, fearing that Concubine Xiao would uncork the bottle to find out, but concubine Xiao just took a look and then put it down, Fu'er's heart relaxed.
Concubine Xiao said again, "Then what happened to the jewelry on the ground?"
It was only then that Fu'er realized that the jewelry scattered on the ground had been searched out of her arms in full view, and no one would believe her even if she denied it, so Fu'er rolled her eyes.
"Miss, it's all because the servant is confused for a while. The mother of the servant's little sister is sick and has no money to see a doctor and take medicine. The servant is really confused for a while. I beg the lady to show mercy and spare the servant this time."
Xiao Yu smiled, this girl is really cunning, she just made such an excuse for herself in a few words.
"It's really righteous. I went all out for a maid who I just met for a few days. I just took my jewelry. If everyone explains it like this and comes to hang around my house in the future, should I be punished?"
Xiao Concubine said in a deep voice, "Drag it on, take fifty sticks and throw it out of the house."
"Miss!" Fu'er panicked, but Xiao Concubine was a little impatient, "Hong Xiu is also punished with twenty sticks. If he commits another crime in the future, he will sell it immediately!"
"Thank you, Miss Chengquan."
Xiao Concubine left without looking back, Qing Yu let go, Fu'er leaned forward and put the small porcelain bottle on the ground into her bosom while no one was looking, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Fifty sticks hit Fu'er's body, directly breaking Fu'er's ribs and meridians, Fu'er's face changed drastically, his lower body was unconscious, and he could only hold on with his breath.
The guards who executed the execution were two hidden guards, and they beat them with great skill. It was impossible for Fu'er to stand up again in this life.
Hongxiu also received twenty sticks. Compared with Fu'er, Hongxiu made preparations in advance, and at most she could recover in a few days of cultivation.
"Fu'er, after you leave the mansion, you can take care of yourself." Hong Xiu's face was pale, and she told Fu'er intermittently.
Fu'er forced a smile, clenched her teeth and tried to hold her breath, "Thank you...thank you,"
Two guards threw Fu'er directly at a ruined temple in the western suburbs, and threw Fu'er a few taels of silver along the way, "This is from Miss, so I can do it myself!"
Fu'er lay on the grass covered in blood, looked at the sky, the corners of her lips were bitten, finally waited until it was dark, and looked around.
"Master!" Fu'er was overjoyed, "I beg the master to save the slaves."
The man in black squatted down, "Where is the thing?"
Fu'er heard the words and quickly handed over the porcelain bottle in her arms to the man in black, "Master, don't worry, no one has ever suspected your servant, and this servant has always been close to your side and never left."
Hearing this, the corners of the man's mouth curled up, he stood up and looked down at Fu'er, "Bitch! You've ruined this important event!"
Fu'er shook her body and hurriedly begged for mercy, "Master, I know I was wrong, I beg the master to spare me."
The man in black said ruthlessly and coldly, "If you mess things up, you should be punished!"
Fu'er stared wide-eyed in horror, watching the man in black leave, suddenly howling wolves sounded in her ears, when Fu'er raised her eyes, she saw three or five wolves walking towards her with evil lights.
next day
"Miss, Fu'er was attacked by a pack of wolves last night and is already dead."
Xiao Concubine nodded, not surprised by this incident at all, "Without the use value, what else can I do except dead words?"
Hongxiu couldn't help shivering when she thought of that scene, not because of sympathy, but because she felt that if Concubine Xiao hadn't noticed it in time, it would be Concubine Xiao who would have been unlucky, and Hongxiu could still tell right from wrong.
"Miss, just now when Qingyang replied, Fan Shi appeared again. As expected, Miss Fan did come into contact with the servant girl next to Princess Zhaohe and tried to get close." Qing Yu said.
Concubine Xiao squinted her eyes, "Well, turn around and tell the butler that the maids purchased in the mansion must be sent to me first, and the maids and maids purchased in the mansion must be sent to me first. , especially those responsible for major positions, must be strictly investigated to the end and cannot be neglected.”
"Yes, this servant will go and order." Qing Yu said.
The appearance of Fu'er was nothing more than Xiao Yu relying on the memory of her previous life, if there is one, there will be two.
Xiao Concubine always thought that the mastermind behind this scene was King Qijun, but now it seems that there is more than one faction of King Qijun. King Qijun is about to go to Qizhou soon, and the situation is difficult. The tone can't change anything, but if it doesn't work, the right minister will never spare him!
King Qi has suffered so much one after another, and King Qi should not be so stupid. In addition, Fu'er and Fan's frequent actions in the past two days must be caused by someone else.
Concubine Xiao must find out this person!
After a while Qingyu came back, "Miss, this is an invitation from Duke Qin's mansion."
Concubine Xiao took the invitation and opened it. It said that Qin Yun was getting engaged, so Concubine Xiao was invited to join in the fun.
"Cousin Yun is going to get engaged. I'm really busy and confused these days. Forget about it, go get ready."
Xiao Concubine put aside the trivial matters first, prepared a few congratulatory gifts, and went to the Duke Qin's mansion.
Mrs. Qin Guogong was naturally happy when she saw Concubine Xiao, and Concubine Xiao leaned forward, "Grandmother."
"I haven't seen you for many days, and I haven't seen you come to see my grandmother. Have you forgotten my grandmother?"
Mrs. Qin Guogong's health is not good, and she always lies on the couch for twenty days in a month, and she is rarely in good spirits today, so she pulls Miss Xiao to talk.
Concubine Xiao blushed, "It's Xiao Jiu's fault, Xiao Jiu should be punished."
Qin Guogong also rarely joined in the fun, "Xiao Jiu really deserves to be punished. When I see your father later, I will give him a good reprimand."
The relationship between Qin Guogong and the right minister is average, but Qin Guogong has a bad temper. He scolded the right minister, and the right minister can only admit it obediently. Who said that the right minister once called Qin Guogong his father.
"Xiao Jiu, you're here." Qin Yun walked in in a hurry. Qin Yun had been traveling in the mountains and rivers for a long time, and the euphemistic name was that after getting married, he should not be presumptuous, so Qin Guogong opened his eyes and closed his eyes, letting him go. She messes around.
Qin Yun is three years older than Xiao Concubine, and now she is seventeen, which is considered to be the late marriage among the girls in the boudoir. Qin Yun is the first child of the Qin family, so she is more spoiled and has stayed until now.
Although she was spoiled and brought up, Qin Yun's temperament is very straightforward and not squeamish, and she hates evil like hatred, so she is comfortable to get along with, and Xiao Concubine also likes this cousin very much.
In her previous life, Qin Yun married into a pretty good family, first bitter and then sweet. She suffered a lot at the beginning of entering the family, and then she was truly in charge of the family, and all those troubles were gone.
"I haven't seen cousin Yun for a few years, and Xiao Jiu almost doesn't know her anymore. She's really pretty."
Xiao Concubine praised sincerely, and Qin Yun smiled and said, "Yeah, I haven't seen you for a few years. I don't know how much honey you have eaten, but your birth has become more and more delicate. Cousin's beauty is not enough to stand in front of Xiaojiu." Here you go."
"Cousin jokes about Xiao Jiu. Cousin is heroic and beautiful, how can Xiao Jiu compare to her?"
The atmosphere of laughter and laughter in the room was very good. Mrs. Qin stepped into the door with one foot and glanced at Concubine Xiao, "Xiao Jiu, if you praise your cousin again, your cousin's tail will almost go up to the sky."
Mrs. Qin had some complaints about Concubine Xiao before, it was because Concubine Xiao was not well-known in the capital, her appearance was too outstanding, she outshone others, and the right minister was domineering, but Mrs. Qin was worried that Concubine Xiao would be wronged , wholeheartedly wanting to match Xiao Concubine and Qin Yunting.
At that time, Mrs. Qin was unwilling in her heart, and by the way, she was unhappy when she saw Concubine Xiao. Now that Concubine Xiao has a marriage contract, Mrs. Qin can be regarded as completely relieved.
Coupled with the methods that Prime Minister Right has used a few days ago, Mrs. Qin is much more pleasing to Concubine Xiao, but she is just a cousin girl, so let her go if it hurts or not.
"Mother." Qin Yun yelled, blushing all over her face, "A daughter is not as good as what mother said."
Mrs. Qin was in a good mood, so she said a few more words, "Now, I'm about to get married, and my ears can be cleaned up a lot. When I look back, it's time for me to be in love. This child doesn't know if he's busy all day. something."
Mrs. Qin solved the problem, and she relaxed a lot, only Qin Yunting was left.
"Yun Ting is a man, how can he meddle in trivial matters in the backyard all day long, he should go out and venture, otherwise what would he look like!" Qin Guogong said in a deep voice.
Mrs. Qin knew that she had said the wrong thing, and her face was embarrassing, "What father said is that Yun Ting should fight hard."
Concubine Xiao chuckled, "Cousin is not young anymore, I wonder if Auntie has a suitable candidate?"
Mrs. Qin glanced at Concubine Xiao, then at Qin Yun, Qin Yun interjected, "A few days ago when I was playing, I was lucky to meet Miss Zhen. Miss Zhen is full of talents, gentle and polite, and her appearance is even worse. Pick, she's the eldest daughter of the Zhen family, she's the perfect match for eldest brother."
When Miss Zhen was mentioned, Mrs. Qin was also satisfied, "I have a good relationship with Mrs. Zhen. I have met Miss Zhen a few times. She looks, temperament and talent are not to be picked, and she happens to be the eldest daughter. She is with Yun Ting They are a pair of golden boy and jade girl."