Until the water filled her eyes, Chu Jinyao felt that she had been wronged.
When the crowd was chaotic, she asked people to take precautions. Linglong and Kikyo kept their eyes on the back, to prevent someone from taking advantage of the chaos. However, I did not expect that the accident did not happen behind, but from the front. Lian Concubine was pushed into the water, and at the moment when she was about to fall, she burst out with a huge force out of her desire to survive, and she actually grabbed Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao was unprepared, and was caught by the concubine and staggered, and even fell down together.
However, it wasn't over yet, Chu Jinyao was innocently affected. Anyway, she knew how to use water, so she wouldn't panic in the pool. If she was a native of Taiyuan, she would not be able to swim in the water, but Chu Jinyao grew up in a mountain village when she was a child, and there was a river at the entrance of their village. skill.
It's a pity that she was able to stabilize her position, but the concubine next to her couldn't. The concubine screamed and fluttered, her hands and feet still clinging to the only thing she could grasp. Chu Jinyao was unable to be tossed by her, so she could only shout to the concubine with all her strength: "Miss pity, let go first, I will swim with the water, and I will take you to swim back!"
However, a drowning person can't hear what others are shouting. Chu Jinyao's hands and feet are entangled by the concubine, and she gradually feels that she is about to drown. Fortunately, Xi Nei was always prepared with a palace maid who knew how to use water, and soon there were thumping diving sounds everywhere, and Linglong and a few people anxiously shouted from the shore: "Prince Concubine!"
One of the palace servants pulled the concubine away, and without the other person holding her hand tightly, Chu Jinyao felt that she could breathe freely. The palace maid swam to the shore with Chu Jinyao, and as soon as she touched the ground, Linglong unfolded her wide cloak, covering Chu Jinyao firmly.
The water in Chunri was still icy cold, Chu Jinyao went into the water for a while, and now she was fighting all over her body. Her face was pale, and she barely held her spirits and said to the people around her, "It's okay, I'm fine."
Linglong and the others were slightly relieved when they saw that Chu Jinyao was not injured except for being frightened. However, the other person did not have such good luck. When Lianbi was rescued, her face was pale and she had completely fainted. She was still pregnant with Liujia, and her condition was really bad.
After Xiao Qi looked at all this, her face was ashen. There was a fire during the day, and the princess and the concubine fell into the water. Now the only pregnant concubine is still in a coma. After Xiao Qi shouted angrily: "What are you still doing, hurry up to announce the imperial doctor, and bring the sedan chair over here!"
Chu Jinyao was wrapped in a cape and looked towards the concubine. Lian Concubine was in a coma, and the maids around her were crying, while others were sluggish and overwhelmed. Chu Jinyao's eyes swept across the crowd. It was easiest to see the clue when the accident happened. Who wanted to harm the concubine
Chu Jinyao watched intently, and Linglong could only whisper in Chu Jinyao's ear, "Prince Concubine, the water is cold in April, the sedan chair is already on its way, you can bear it a little longer."
"I can hold it." Before Chu Jinyao finished speaking, he suddenly heard a large number of kneeling and greetings. Chu Jinyao pulled the cloak and turned back, and at a glance, he saw Qin Yi with a sullen face, striding towards here.
The people and women on the shore were stunned for a moment, and quickly knelt down: "Participate in His Royal Highness the Prince."
Qin Yi ignored her and walked straight to Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao didn't care about her disheveled clothes, so she was about to salute in this posture, but Qin Yi grabbed her.
"Why did you fall into the water?" Qin Yi grabbed Chu Jinyao's hand and was startled by the coolness of her fingers. His eyes changed immediately, and he swept slowly and coldly at the servant standing behind him. Obviously Qin Yi didn't say a word, but the foreheads of the people who were waiting behind him were sweating. Chu Jinyao grabbed Qin Yi's hand and exerted a little force, reminding him to pay attention to the situation at the moment: "His Royal Highness, I'm fine, I can't blame them today. Let's go back first."
Qin Yi's eyes were still sharp, Chu Jinyao shook his hand again, and there was a plea in his eyes. Qin Yi then suppressed his temper, glanced at the servant on the ground, and said, "Go back and talk about it."
Just then, Xiao Linzi ran over, bowed his waist and replied, "Your Highness, Crown Princess, the sedan chair has arrived."
Qin Yi nodded lightly, and before Chu Jinyao could react, he immediately picked her up. Chu Jinyao was taken aback and grabbed Qin Yi's shirt subconsciously. After she reacted, she became anxious and ashamed: "His Royal Highness, let me down, there are still many life ladies here! In a large audience, You... how can you make me stand up like this in the future, how can I meet people?"
"It's starting to tremble." Qin Yi frowned and gave Xiao Linzi a look, "Bring another cloak here."
Xiao Linzi hurriedly asked for Qin Yi's cloak, Qin Yi wrapped it around Chu Jinyao in this posture, and tucked the edges and corners tightly together. Chu Jinyao sighed in despair. If the two were not very close, Chu Jinyao would almost suspect that Qin Yi didn't hear what she was saying at all. She wants to be a dignified and Shuxian Crown Princess, and this is all ruined.
Chu Jinyao was carried into the sedan chair in such a self-sacrificing way. Fortunately, it was much more secretive when she got on the pride. Chu Jinyao was still wrapped in Qin Yi's clothes, and she really didn't want to be visited all the way.
Just as the proud son stopped, Chu Jinyao's resistance was ineffective, and Qin Yi took him back to the East Palace again. Ciqing Palace had received news long ago that the hot water had already been boiled. If Chu Jinyao hadn't firmly opposed it, Qin Yi would have put her directly into the tub.
After being soaked in a pool of cold water for a long time, and the cold wind blowing on the road for so long, Chu Jinyao was shivering from the cold, and it was not until she was immersed in the warm and clean bathing water that she felt that she was alive again. She soaked for a while, washed her hair, and then put on her middle clothes.
Outside the clean room, Mama Gong and others have prepared the cold-dispelling soup. Qin Yi was waiting outside, and when he saw Chu Jinyao coming out, he beckoned Chu Jinyao to come over and drink the medicine.
The cold-repelling decoction had just been boiled, and the medicinal herbs had a pungent smell. Chu Jinyao endured the peculiar smell and finished drinking it. Qin Yi watched Chu Jinyao drink the medicine, and saw her frowning and containing candied dates, and he was very distressed.
He was coaxing and coaxing, a treasure that was reluctant to say a heavy word, why was it tossed like this by others? After the medicine was withdrawn, Linglong and Mama Gong stepped back wisely. Qin Yi first probed his forehead, then went to hold Chu Jinyao's hand. Seeing that her body had warmed up, only then did he have the heart to ask about today's affairs. : "Why did you still fall into the water?"
Speaking of this Chu Jinyao also sighed: "I've always been on guard, but who would have thought that others did not attack me, but pushed Lianbi hard. Lianbi was standing very close to me, and she suddenly fell into the water, I grabbed the person next to me with a gesture. I was just looking after myself, but I never expected to be dragged from the front by the concubine, and just like that, I would fall. Come on, how can I stay in the water for so long."
Qin Yi didn't know what to say when he heard it, he frowned and sighed helplessly: "It's really troublesome to have too many women, and I don't know what's the use of him marrying so many and arguing all day long. ."
Chu Jinyao pursed her lips and smiled, but did not speak. Qin Yi is the prince, he can say that the emperor is not, but Chu Jinyao cannot. After a while, Chu Jinyao's curiosity prevailed again. Seeing that there was no one in the room, she quietly asked Qin Yi, "Your Highness, what do you think is going on today?"
"Um?"
"It was the palace maid on the boat today, who danced well, why did it catch fire for no reason? And the fire was also strange, and it took a while to burn in the water before it went out. And the concubine, how is she?"
"You have to ask the person who planned the fire." Qin Yi paused and said, "As for the concubine, she is mostly incidental."
There was so much news about this sentence that Chu Jinyao didn't even know which one to be surprised by. "You mean, someone deliberately set the fire today? And the concubine was pushed by someone? This... I don't know who is more unlucky."
Qin Yi was obviously also thinking, and the two leaned against each other quietly, each thinking his own way. After a while, Chu Jinyao said, "His Royal Highness, when I think about it carefully, I always feel that looking at the performance of the dancer today, she doesn't seem to be an insider. Since the dancers don't know, how could the hem of her skirt be? What about the sudden fire? Under the watchful eyes of the public, there is no fire source on the painting boat, and the fire was suddenly ignited when the dancer turned around. . If this is man-made, how did the people behind it do it?"
Qin Yi looked at her with a smile: "I said it was man-made, but you really believed it? What if it was a strange fire from the sky?"
Chu Jinyao was a little dumbfounded by the question, but even so, her eyes were still determined: "His Royal Highness said it was artificial, so of course it is."
Qin Yi was watched by such completely trusting eyes, and his heart that was violent because of today's events gradually softened. He sighed softly, unable to do anything about his weakness. He hugged Chu Jinyao tightly, and after a while, he said lightly, "What they want to do, just watch."
The emperor held a banquet in the west, and the result was that the singer caught fire first, and then the favored concubine, the concubine, and the prince were pushed into the water. After the concubine was stimulated by cold water, she had a stomachache that night, and the dragon's fetus was not guaranteed. The emperor was furious, and first sent a fire to the Taiyuan Hospital, ordering them to keep the dragon fetus, and then ordered a thorough investigation of the fire.
However, when it was weird, the maid who performed the dance that day, the Jiaofang musician who accompanies the boat, and the eunuch who came up with the idea, all confessed truthfully, but they still couldn't find out who set the fire. In fact, everyone can see clearly what happened that day. The fire was suddenly started by himself, not man-made at all, but Jin Yiwei didn't dare to talk to each other like that.
Because the fact that the dancing girl spontaneously ignited was appalling, and there were too many witnesses that day, and they couldn't even seal their mouths.
In particular, the dragon seed in the belly of the concubine is still in danger. The old gentlemen of the Taiyuan Hospital are all frowning, and they feel that their heads are in danger. The master above is in a bad mood, and the servants below are all in danger. In the Forbidden City, there are many eunuchs and eunuchs. In addition, the palace has been strife for many years, and the number of palaces who have died unexpectedly is countless. In some places, ghosts are inevitable. Therefore, there are many taboos in the palace, and there are especially many people who believe in ghosts.
I don't know where it came from, someone attributed this strange incident to the anger of ghosts and gods. After turning around a few times, the culprit who angered ghosts and gods was actually related to Donggong. Rumors abounded in the Forbidden City, saying that the prince's life was hard, and the punishment to ghosts and gods was cruel, so there were no new dragon sons and grandsons in the palace over the years. Finally, hiding from the eyeliner from heaven, she conceived one, which angered the ghosts and gods in the Forbidden City, so on the day of the banquet, the ghosts and gods cast yin fire on a woman in blue to warn the people in the palace. Moreover, I didn't see that the ghosts and gods had just set down the fire, and then the concubine and concubine fell into the water, and now she is still in a coma, and the dragon seed in her stomach is also fierce. This is retribution.
By the time Chu Jinyao heard such rumors, it had already spread inside and outside the palace, and even if the queen immediately ordered the rumors to be strictly prohibited, it would not help.
Soon, the turmoil in the palace continued to the outside. First, a little-known Hanlin played on it, euphemistically suggesting that this strange incident might be a warning from God, and the emperor and the prince should reflect on themselves. After that, several fourth-rank civil ministers played, followed by the censor, and later the cabinet was alerted. The identities of those who acted were from small to large, and their words ranged from euphemism to fierceness, like a tsunami accumulating power, layer upon layer, and finally turned into a shocking wave.
The remarks of the East Palace's loss of morality swept across the Harem and the previous dynasty. Since ancient times, there have been differences in celestial phenomena or frequent disasters. The courtiers all believed that the emperor had lost his virtue, so the heaven sent a vision warning. At this time, even the emperor can't do anything about it. He can only admit that his words and deeds are not pious enough, and his virtues are not lofty enough. But the fact that the fire started this time is weird, and that day the palace maid was wearing a green dress, and the painting boat floated on the blue waves, and the east palace was the owner of the tree, and the blue color has always been the representative color of the prince.
In particular, it can be used as evidence that Qin Yi is not an ideal prince who is as gentle as a jade and a corporal of courtesy. Since he was canonized, he has acted without restraint, be arrogant and domineering, and it seems that there is a reason why God does not like it.
Now that things have developed, Chu Jinyao understands why Qin Yi said, "Whatever they want to do, just wait." A mysterious case that seems to be headless and mindless has such a sinister mind lurking behind it. Obviously, the people behind this incident have been planning for a long time, and this is only after a small lead has exploded, first inciting rumors, and after the harem is panicked, they quickly link up with the former court to impeach the East Palace together.
The following people spittle, impeachment is fierce, and the cabinet and the emperor have not yet expressed their views. Due to the tradition of this dynasty, once a courtier is impeached, he should resign himself from official duties and stay at home to show that he is not greedy for power. It's just that the people who were impeached were all the elders, and no one expected that the person who was impeached on a large scale would one day become the crown prince.
Early this morning, Chu Jinyao asked people to open the windows of the main hall. It rained last night, and the wind today still carried a unique moisture, cool and gentle. The breeze blew into the palace without hesitation, swaying the veil as thin as a cicada's wings, disturbing the golden beast quietly breathing incense, and blowing the unfinished book on the desk with a crackling sound.
Chu Jinyao picked up the long-lost chess piece, and slowly played the chess piece under Qin Yi's guidance. After Qin Yi was impeached, he didn't have to go to the morning court or the Wenhua Palace in the afternoon. He suddenly had a lot of time, and he thought of Chu Jinyao's chess skills that he gave up halfway. Chu Jinyao can see Qin Yi all day, of course she is happy, but more is not used and worried.
"Focus." Qin Yi knocked on Chu Jinyao's forehead with his fingers and raised his eyebrows to look at her, "Are you always distracted like this, or are you only focused on me? Teach you to focus on writing, distracting when speaking, and now even play chess Are you also distracted?"
"I don't." Chu Jinyao swept away Qin Yi's hand in dissatisfaction, but his heart moved slightly. Not to mention whether she is easily distracted, Qin Yi thinks that she is easy to distract herself, but it is actually because many things that Chu Jinyao knows now are taught by Qin Yi. Because it was only him, he felt a lot of distractions once or twice.
When Chu Jinyao discovered this, she was both sour and moved. She gently put down a chess piece and tried her best to bring her attention back to the chessboard, but it was still ineffective: "His Royal Highness, outside... what should I do?"
Qin Yi snorted coldly, obviously despising those who dared to impeach him. But in front of Chu Jinyao, Qin Yi didn't mention the idiots who spoiled the fun, but said, "I can spend more time with you, isn't it good?"
"Of course I would like to see His Highness more." Chu Jinyao said, "However, every time you stay with me for one more day, you will be splashed with sewage by them for another day. Why are they? Besides, external matters always have to be resolved. of."
In the past few days, the vassals of the East Palace have come to discuss matters from time to time, and they are also filled with righteous indignation, but the reason is that they despise the imperial power and shake the country. Only Chu Jinyao said that those people outside are hurting Qin Yi.
This is probably the most naive reason Qin Yi has ever heard, but his heart is incredibly soft. Chu Jinyao was still taking chess pieces from the chessboard with a straight face. He picked one up with his fingers and slammed it down, making a loud bang on the chessboard. Qin Yi laughed when he saw Chu Jinyao's movements, and just by the strength of her pinching the pieces, he knew how angry she was now.
"It's alright." Qin Yi stretched out his arms and gently rubbed Chu Jinyao's cheeks, "I don't want to go to court anyway. Just take this time to rest for a while, as for those trivial chores, whoever cares about them can just do it. Worry about it."
Qin Yi became serious as he spoke, and Chu Jinyao was also earnestly waiting for his next words, only to hear him say, "A lot of people have asked you if you are pregnant during this time. The wishes of the ministers, then we cannot ignore them.”
"Oh, Your Highness!" Chu Jinyao suddenly became angry and patted his arm helplessly, "I'm talking to you seriously, you are serious!"
Qin Yi smiled and grabbed Chu Jinyao's hand. I don't know why, every time after teasing Chu Jinyao, his mood will strangely improve, Qin Yi's heart is relieved, but he has the intention to investigate Chu Jinyao: "Since you are so keen on this matter, then Let me test you. Who do you think is the one who planned a fire, incited rumors, and pushed the court to impeach?"