"Concubine Xian?" An image of a haggard, ghostly woman appeared in Emperor Jing Ming's mind instantly.
He never thought that the second thing would be related to Concubine Xian. After all, Concubine Xian's health is not as good as the day, and she really doesn't look like someone who has the energy to make trouble again.
"What does it have to do with Concubine Xian?"
Pan Hai lowered his eyes and said: "Ten years ago, Xiao Dengzi was just a servant in the imperial tea room. One day, he accidentally knocked over a glass cup and was so frightened that he was about to throw himself into the lake. The concubine helped him through the difficulties."
Emperor Jing Ming frowned: "Is there anyone who knew about this at the beginning?"
Generally speaking, for a palace servant who is benevolent by a certain empress, as long as the word of the kindness spreads, the concubines of other palaces are not willing to use it, but ten years later, Eunuch Deng became the tea room of Chunhua Palace. 's stewardship.
Concubine Ning was the throne of Chunhua Palace, and she had been concubine for a long time. If she knew about this, she would not want to use Eunuch Deng's words.
"Concubine doesn't know about this!" Concubine Ning said angrily.
There are still people in her palace who are concubine Xian
Thinking that a person who has been favored by a virtuous concubine actually manages the tea, melons, fruits, etc. in her palace every day, Concubine Ning vomits to death.
Emperor Jing Ming glanced at Concubine Ning and frowned in displeasure.
On weekdays, he can endure the unreasonable troubles of the concubines, but it does not mean that he is willing to endure now.
To put it bluntly, the usual forbearance is not fear, but pity that the women in the harem are less free than his emperor.
But this kind of patience is ultimately limited when it comes to business.
Concubine Ning bit her lip and said nothing.
Pan Hai replied, "Apart from Concubine Xian's side, there should be only one insider named Xiao Zhuozi, who was the one who went to Yuhua Palace with Xiao Dengzi to deliver pumpkin fruits."
Ridge pumpkin fruit
Emperor Jing Ming moved his brows, his eyes showing doubts.
Pan Hai thoughtfully explained: "That year, Lingnan paid tribute to some lychees, and you once instructed the imperial tea house to deliver these precious fruits to the ladies..."
And such a thing
Emperor Jing Ming blinked.
I didn't expect him to be so generous ten years ago. If he changed to now, he would probably eat by himself...
The Queen and Concubine Ning thought about it.
Litchi is only produced in Lingnan and other places, and it is not easy to preserve it thousands of miles away from the capital. The emperor is not an extravagant person, so even with their status, they cannot eat lychees every year.
Because it is not easy to obtain, it is very impressive.
Pan Hai continued: "Xiao Dengzi and Xiao Zhuozi went to Yuquan Palace to deliver lychees together. The two were curious about the smell of lychees and secretly brought out a lychee to smell. I didn't expect that Xiao Dengzi would throw a lychee when he missed it. The lychee was overturned, and a small half of the lychee rolled into the lake, so anxious that Deng Zi wanted to throw himself into the lake."
"How did Concubine Xian find out?" Emperor Jing Ming forgot about Xiao Zhuozi for a while, and asked Concubine Xian instead.
"As it happened, the concubine Xian happened to be out for a walk and came across this scene. The concubine Xian not only absolved Xiao Dengzi, but also covered it up for him, as if she had received lychees. This is the relationship between the concubine Xian and Xiao Dengzi. The relationship..." Pan Hai said dryly, and finally made things clear.
After hearing this, Emperor Jing Ming asked, "Are you asking this from that little Zhuozi?"
Pan Hai's face flashed strangely, and he replied, "Little Zhuozi died of illness nine years ago."
Emperor Jing Ming raised his eyebrows: "Since only Xiao Dengzi and Xiao Zhuozi know about Concubine Xian, who did you learn it from?"
Pan Haichong winked at one person, who hurriedly stood in front of Emperor Jing Ming.
Emperor Jing Ming took a closer look and saw that it was Pan Hai's apprentice Xiao Lezi.
On such occasions, Xiao Lezi, who is quite clever, is inevitably a little nervous. He lowered his head and said, "Reporting to the emperor, it was the slave servant who told the master."
"How did you know?"
Xiao Lezi glanced at Pan Hai quickly, stabilized his mind, and explained, "The servant was a little tired after finishing the errands, so I leaned against the rockery for a while, but I didn't expect to hear an exclamation..."
There are many beautiful rockeries in the palace, choose a depression to hide and hide, and it is difficult for passers-by to pay attention.
Speaking of being lazy at that time, Xiao Lezi was a little embarrassed: "The slave maid didn't dare to show up when she saw Concubine Xian. After that, I didn't mention it to others, and I gradually forgot about it. Deng Gonggong is related to the person, the slave suddenly remembered, so he told the master."
As he spoke, he glanced at Yu Jin secretly from the corner of his eye, and thought to himself that if the one who instructed Eunuch Deng was really a virtuous concubine, wouldn't this be what King Yan said of the sky net being so sparse and not leaking
And Yu Jin became expressionless after hearing that Eunuch Deng was related to Concubine Xian, so that people couldn't see the slightest clue.
Emperor Jing Ming glanced at the crowd and said coldly, "Concubine Chuanxian come to Chunhua Palace quickly."
After waiting for more than a quarter of an hour, Concubine Xian appeared at the entrance of Chunhua Palace.
"I have seen the emperor, the queen." Concubine Xian bowed her knees and saluted, panting.
The empress dowager has been persuaded by Emperor Jing Ming to enter the main hall of Chunhua Palace to rest. At this moment, she is not with Emperor Jing Ming and others, but she has spared the concubine Xian to pay an extra salute.
Looking at Concubine Xian, whose face was so bad that she wanted to take a breath at any time, Emperor Jing Ming sighed secretly.
Concubine Xian looks like this, is it possible that she will still make waves
No, the image of the concubine Xian and the concubine demon are not the same.
Don't think about it, just ask.
Emperor Jing Ming asked with a sullen face, "Do you know what I asked you to do?"
Concubine Xian shook her head: "I don't know."
"You recognize someone first. Pan Hai—"
Pan Hai stretched out his hand: "Concubine Xian, please come here."
Pan Hai led Concubine Xian to Eunuch Deng's body, and pointed out: "Concubine Xian, take a look, do you recognize this person?"
Concubine Xian glanced at her, her face turned pale, and her heart was shaky.
"Niangniang—" the palace maid who supported Concubine Xian exclaimed in fright.
Emperor Jing Ming: "..."
Concubine Xian returned to Emperor Jing Ming, her face pale enough to threaten Emperor Jing Ming, she hesitated for a moment before asking, "Concubine Xian, do you recognize that person?"
Concubine Xian said without hesitation, "I don't know the concubine."
Emperor Jing Ming's face froze instantly: "Don't know? Xian Fei, do you know what the crime of deceiving the king is?"
Concubine Xian looked at Emperor Jing Ming in surprise, with a blank expression: "Why did the emperor say this? The concubine really doesn't know that person. Does that person look like an ordinary servant?"
"Is it an ordinary servant?" Emperor Jing Ming sneered, "Isn't it someone you have been kind to?"
"Shi En?" Concubine Xian became more and more at a loss, the sweat on her temples and forehead made her look very weak.
Emperor Jing Ming glanced at Pan Hai.
Pan Hai understood and pointed out the intersection of Concubine Xian and Eunuch Deng.
"Concubine Xian, what else do you have to say?"
Concubine Xian suddenly smiled, with a bit of sadness: "The emperor only believes that the concubine is the envoy based on this alone? Then Concubine Ning is still the master of Chunhua Palace, and has been the master of Xiao Dengzi for many years. Is the concubine more suspect than Concubine Ning? Still big? Your Majesty, you are unfair to your concubine!"
Emperor Jing Ming said coldly, "Both of you are suspicious, but you just lied."
Concubine Xian wiped off the sweat with the veil, and said calmly, "The concubine didn't lie."