Mo Xiuyu eagerly asked, "Young master, how can we try?"
"Didn't you just say that General A gave the second prince a woman? Let's 'kindly' write a note to tell the sixth prince about it," Xiao Yi smiled meaningfully, "I want to see them Are brothers really close and have no secrets between each other!"
While he was speaking, he saw the sixth prince on the street outside leaning over and talking to the people in the carriage, suddenly stopped the horse, jumped off neatly, and then the dignified prince went to a pastry shop by the roadside to queue up to buy pastries went!
"Good idea!" Mo Xiuyu's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands in praise, "That would be better than..."
He was about to take the initiative to invite Ying, but was interrupted by the pockmarked face beside him: "Master... why don't you come down as a subordinate?" He said with an embarrassed expression on his face, "When I was young, my subordinate was ignorant. Neighbors have learned the art of petty theft."
Xiao Yi smiled, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Then you go." It would be best if this could be done quietly.
Then, Mo Xiuyu took out a charcoal pencil, quickly wrote a sentence in Baiyue language on the paper, folded it and handed it to Mazilian.
Pockmarked face got some charcoal powder from the charcoal pencil, turned the yellow face into a black face, and then hurried downstairs.
Xiao Yi and Mo Xiuyu hid by the window and looked down. After a while, they saw Pockmarked face wearing a gray hat that he didn't know where he got it from a side alley, and walked towards the sixth prince as if nothing had happened. He bumped into it, apologized again and again, and ran away like flying.
The sixth prince frowned slightly, flicked his robe, then seemed to have thought of something, hurriedly poked around his waist, and found that the purse was still there, he was relieved at first, but then his face changed again, from He took out a folded piece of paper from his purse.
He looked around, opened the piece of paper, his eyes widened, and his lips were tightly pursed into a straight line.
Afterwards, he was not in the mood for shopping anymore, and went back to the carriage, said something to the woman in the carriage, and got on the horse again.
A group of chariots and horses continued to move forward, but the sixth prince on the horse was obviously a little uneasy, looking around from time to time, showing vigilance... Soon, they turned to the right and disappeared.
But Mo Xiuyu smiled thoughtfully, and said triumphantly: "Master, they are not going in the direction of the Sixth Prince's Mansion." He paused as if trying to tell the truth, "The Second Prince's Mansion is right there. Direction." It seems that their throwing stones and asking for directions this time was not in vain!
As soon as the words were finished, there was another regular knock on the door, and the pockmarked face that had been wiped clean flashed back to the private seat and reported: "Young master, the two of us have already followed."
Xiao Yi withdrew his gaze, thought for a moment, and said: "Xiao Mo, don't focus on the second prince and the sixth prince, but also investigate the interests of the other princes. Especially the fourth prince..." He Playing with the teacup in his hand, his dark eyes sparkled, "Once it's about interests, there is no permanent enemy or friend in this world. An enemy's enemy is a friend. If you are an enemy today, you may be a friend tomorrow."
"Yes, young master!" Mo Xiuyu replied with a smile on his face, clasped his fists again and saluted, and then hurried out of the private seat with excitement on his face.
He had a feeling that this time they took such a big risk to sneak into the enemy's belly quietly, and it should be a worthwhile trip!
Xiao Yi leaned against the window and looked outside, sighing secretly in his heart: I can't go back to celebrate the New Year with the stinky girl again...
Thinking of Nangong Yue, Xiao Yi couldn't help but giggled.
Don't know what his stinking girl is doing now...
…
"ah."
The embroidery needle pricked her finger, and Nangong Yue wiped off the blood on her finger with a handkerchief.
Nangong Yue put the half-embroidered purse into the sewing basket, and leaned on the beauty couch boredly.
"Miu--"
Suddenly a soft meow came from the outer room, and Nangong Yue called out casually: "Xiaobai!"
"Meow!"
Followed by the sound of picking up the curtain, Nangong Yue sat up and followed the sound, but saw Baihe and Huamei walking in, and the cat Xiaobai followed closely at the feet of Huamei, yelling anxiously: "Meow! Meow! "
Bai He blessed Nangong Yue, then pointed to the ball of hair in Huamei's hand, and complained angrily: "Concubine Shizi, Xiaobai went outside and secretly brought a kitten back..."
Nangong Yue took a closer look, only to find that Huamei was holding a group of yellow raccoon cats in her hands, which must have been less than two months old.
"Mi woo--" the little milk cat let out a milky meow. It turned out that it was the first cat meow that Nangong Yue heard before.
Huamei said with a smile: "In the past month, Xiaobai has eaten a lot. At first I thought it had a baby cat, but I didn't see him getting fat, nor did he have a big belly... Who would have thought that he was secretly feeding himself?" I kept this little kitten in the woodshed behind the kitchen."
"Meow!" Xiaobai was still angrily yelling around the thrush, as if saying, give it back to me quickly!
Lily watched from the side and shook her head, what happened to the world these days. The concubine Shizi raised a daughter as old as Miss Xiao at a young age. She even learned how to have a cat. She secretly picked up a baby and raised it!
Is this like its owner, like its cat
For a moment, Nangong Yue and Baihe thought about going away for a while, and remembered the night when Xiao Yi picked up Xiaobai but threw it to her, and the smile on his face became stronger, saying: "Since Xiaobai likes it, let Let’s keep it. Anyway, the mansion is not bad for food.”
However, Bai He rolled her eyes and said intentionally: "My concubine, I think I should punish Xiaobai, otherwise he will bring cats into the mansion every day, so the palace will become a cat garden?"
"Meow!" Xiaobai seemed to understand, turned his head and yelled at Baihe again, making Nangong Yue and Huamei laugh out loud.
Huamei said again: "Then servant girl, go and clean up this little kitten first..." If it has fleas, it will be bad!
"Elder Concubine."
While joking, Baihui lifted the curtain and came in, Fu Liao Fu said: "There is news from the front yard."
When Huamei heard that Nangong Yue had business here, she hurriedly retreated, and Xiaobai eagerly followed, yelling "meow meow" endlessly.
Nangong Yue raised her eyebrows.
Ever since Bai Yi had a miscarriage in the Princess Yuncheng's mansion, Nangong Yue always felt that it would not be as simple as "wives and concubines competing for favor" on the surface. Excited to check.
Nangong Yue nodded slightly, and asked, "What did Butler Zhu say?"
"Butler Zhu said that the third prince's mansion is very peaceful."
"Calm?" Nangong Yue's eyes showed a hint of interest, "Talk slowly."
Baihui responded, and continued: "Butler Zhu said that after the third prince went back that day, he had a quarrel with Concubine Bai. From then on, the third prince never went to the courtyard of the concubine Bai, but went to the Shui Li courtyard every day." She paused, and added, "Shui Li courtyard is the courtyard of the side concubine who puts clothes on. People say that Concubine Bai has fallen out of favor. But Concubine Bai has been staying very quietly in her yard, closing the door. Therefore, the Third Prince's residence is generally very peaceful."
Nangong Yue continued to ask: "What about the third concubine?"
"The third concubine is very virtuous. Every day, the imperial doctor is invited to ask the concubine Baiyi to ask for her pulse. All kinds of supplements are also sent to the Shuili courtyard like flowing water, and she tells the concubine Baiyi to take good care of her body. There will always be children in the future." The servants of Shui Li Courtyard all said in private that the wind direction in the mansion has changed."
Nangong Yue thought for a moment, then suddenly asked: "What have you done these days?"
"There is nothing unusual about the little confinement sitting in the Shuili courtyard." Baihui said, "...only yesterday I handed over a family letter to the Baiyue envoys, and asked them to help take it back to my natal mother."
"A letter?" Nangong Yue frowned, "Is it just a letter from home?"
"It is said that it is a letter from home. Our spies in the Third Prince's Mansion have not been able to see the content of the letter..."
"The content of the letter is not important." Nangong Yue said with a slightly restrained expression, "Yesterday was the second day of putting on clothes and tires. You should be weak and don't have a good rest. What kind of letter did you suddenly write?... I always feel a little uncomfortable." So right."
Baihui nodded thoughtfully, and said, "What do you mean, Shi Zifei?"
"Let Zhu Xing keep an eye on whether the envoys have sent a letter back to Baiyue recently." Nangong Yue paused, and then added, "If there is, let someone intercept it as much as possible."
Baihui replied: "Yes."
Nangong Yue frowned slightly, carefully recalling what happened in the past few days.
Especially arranging clothes... If all she did was not just for favor, then it should be related to peace talks.
Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai already have their own plans for the peace talks. Xiao Yi is not in the capital now, and she must not let possible changes hinder him.
Nangong Yue pondered for a long time, then said: "Let people watch the envoys of Baiyue carefully to see what they are doing recently... Come back and tell me if there is any change."
Baihui solemnly responded.
"Also..." Nangong Yue thought, "You go to An Yihou's mansion and tell the official son all about the dressing of the concubine and the investigation in the past two days."
"yes."
Nangong Yue waved her hand to let her back down.
She felt a little uneasy in her heart, always feeling that something might happen.
I hope she's just being paranoid...
She flipped through the ledger absently, and after a short while, Baihui came back and said: "...Young Master, let Shi Zifei rest assured, he will pay attention."
Nangong Yue nodded and said nothing more.
Guan Yubai's resourcefulness is far beyond her, and with his attention, he must be able to prevent it before it happens.
"Concubine Shizi." Baihui saw that she was a little restless, so she deliberately turned her attention and said, "Concubine Shizi, Zhuangzi sent pheasant and fresh fish today, as well as a bunch of green leafy vegetables. The servant girl let the small kitchen Go get ready."
In this season, green leafy vegetables are very rare, and it is difficult to buy fresh ones even in the palace.
Nangong Yue's eyes lit up, "...you go and see what the eldest girl is doing, and ask her to come and have dinner with me at night."
Baihui pursed her lips and said with a smile: "My servant guesses that the eldest girl must be reading a book."
Nangong Yue couldn't help laughing, Sister Fei is always more interested in books than anything else, and I don't know how she read "Zuo Zhuan"...
Just as the master and servant expected, Xiao Fei was reading a book in her room at this time, and it was naturally "Zuo Zhuan" that she borrowed from Nangong Yue.
"Big girl," Lan Nai came into the room and persuaded Fu Fu, "Don't always read books, be careful not to damage your eyes." As she spoke, she casually glanced at the book in Xiao Fei's hand, But slightly surprised.
The first volume of "Zuo Zhuan".
This "Zuo Zhuan" seems to have been borrowed from the imperial concubine yesterday.
"Big girl..." Sister Lan called out again, and said in a warm voice, "Let's rest for a while and drink some sweet soup." She walked slowly to Xiao Fei's side, and picked up a cup of tea from the mahogany tray in the hands of the maid behind her. A cup of sweet soup was carefully placed on the desk.
Xiao Fei seemed to have just recovered, and put down the book in her hand with a dazed expression.
Sister Lan took the "Zuo Zhuan" in her hand without any trace, closed it for her, and glanced quickly...
... Zheng Boke Duan Yuyan.
Just glancing at these six words made Lan Momo's heart tremble, she closed the book with a little stiff movement, and put it aside.
There is also a reason why Sister Lan was selected by Princess Xiaofang to be Xiao Fei's nanny, and she is deeply trusted by Xiao Fei. She was originally from a scholarly family, and her father was a scholar. She is not human, her husband is worthless, and the family can't live on, so she has no choice but to come to the palace to be a nanny.
Sister Lan also studied with her father for several years. This "Zuo Zhuan" is concise and profound, and she has never read it before, but this "Zheng Boke Duan Yuyan" is really too famous, it is about Zheng Zhuanggong Intentionally indulged his younger brother Gongshu Duan and his mother Wu Jiang, making his younger brother increasingly arrogant and ambitious, and even wanted to seize the elder brother's throne, and Zheng Zhuanggong used this as an excuse to attack Gongshu Duan.
The key point of this period of history is "boosting and killing"!
Xiao Fang's intention to kill the eldest son Xiao Yi is well known to anyone with a little bit of a heart, and probably only Xiao Fei, who has a deep bowel, thinks that her mother really loves Xiao Yi... Even the eldest son Xiao Yi didn't understand it when he was young, but now that he's older, he probably understands it too...
Lan Momo's eyes darkened, Shi Zifei showed Xiao Fei some "Zuo Zhuan" in a good manner, could it be that she wanted to...
The more Blue Sister thought about it, the more frightened she became. She bowed her head and looked at Xiao Fei carefully, only to see that she was absent-mindedly stirring the sweet soup in the white porcelain cup with a spoon, obviously absent-minded.
This concubine is really capable, to provoke the eldest girl to become suspicious of the concubine! What's more, what about her nanny
I'm afraid as long as the concubine Shizi says a word, I will...
Sister Lan was so confused that she touched her chest subconsciously. She has been preparing this letter for several days, but she has been unable to make up her mind, and it seems that there is no longer any delay.
Sister Lan gritted her teeth, took out the letter from her bosom, and said, "Miss, just now there is a letter from Nanjiang, it's from Madam."
"Ma'am?" Xiao Fei put down the spoon in her hand, with a puzzled expression on her face.
However, when she received the letter, she immediately showed an expression of enlightenment, and said, "So it was my mother who wrote the letter."
As she said that, she felt a bitterness in her heart. After her mother was taken away, she was no longer the princess, but Mrs. Xiao.
Xiao Fei couldn't help but think of the imperial decree again. Thinking about every single word on it, it still pricks her eyes like thousands of needles... Recalling the article "Zheng Boke Duan Yuyan" that I read repeatedly just now, A look of complexity flashed in her eyes.
Since she was a child, she knew that the person her mother loves the most is not her, not the second brother, but the elder brother. No matter what the elder brother wants, the mother will give him; no matter what mistakes the elder brother makes, the mother will not punish him, and even persuade him Father, don't beat and scold him...
She thinks that her elder brother is useless and worthless for her mother, but is this actually the truth
My sister-in-law said: "... all other people's remarks are far inferior to your own eyes to see and experience."
Xiao Fei also read "Zuo Zhuan" when she was in Southern Xinjiang before, and she didn't have much feeling at that time, but since she came to the capital, she found that some things were completely different from what she thought. When I read this article again, my heart couldn't help being touched.
Mother... Mother, is she learning from Zheng Zhuanggong
Xiao Fei felt a throbbing pain in her heart and dared not think about it.
She collected herself, opened the letter, and only read two lines before her expression changed.
Sister Lan observed the change of her expression, and quickly asked, "Miss, what's the matter? But what happened?"
"Nurse, it's... my mother is sick, she wants me to go back to southern Xinjiang quickly." Xiao Fei's face was anxious and worried, and she forgot what happened just now.
"What, Madam is sick?!" Lan Nao said with a worried face, "It must be because of the poverty in the Ming and Qing Temple. Madam has always been pampered and pampered, so how could she be used to that kind of life. Eldest girl According to this servant, we should hurry back to southern Xinjiang. Since Madam sent a special letter, she must be missing you. When she sees you, she will recover soon."
"What the nanny said is true." Xiao Fei's whole heart is devoted to Xiao Fang's illness at the moment, and she can't wait to fly back to southern Xinjiang.
A hint of secret joy flashed in Lan Nanny's eyes, but she remained calm and told Tao Yao and Bai Zhou, "Pick up your things quickly."
"What the nanny said is true." Xiao Fei replied restlessly, and after putting on her cloak, she went to Fufengyuan anxiously. Sister Lan followed quickly.
When Xiao Fei arrived at Fufengyuan, Nangong Yue was asking Baihui to order the maid to call her over for dinner, but she came before the maid had gone out.
As soon as she saw her, Nangong Yue smiled and waved to her: "Sister Fei, you came just in time. Zhuangzi sent some fresh green leafy vegetables today, and I am sending someone to call you..." Saying, She noticed that Xiao Fei's complexion was not right, so she couldn't help asking, "Sister Fei, what happened?"
Although Xiao Fei was preoccupied, she first bowed her knees to salute Nangong Yue, and then explained her intention of coming: "Sister-in-law, I just received a letter from Nanjiang, and my mother is seriously ill, so I want to leave immediately to return to Nanjiang."
Is Xiao Fang sick? What kind of illness has she sent a letter from thousands of miles to call Xiao Fei back? Nangong Yue felt a little strange in her heart. Also, why didn't anyone report to her when someone came from Nanjiang today
She has been married for more than a year, and the inner house has already been sorted out, and no one should dare to sneak past her to pass on the news.
Nangong Yue looked at Baihe next to her questioningly, and Lily shook her head.
Nangong Yue said calmly: "Sister Fei, since your mother is ill, you should go back... But Sister Fei, I don't know what mother said in the letter? What illness did mother have?"
Xiao Fei was startled, shook her head and said: "Mother didn't mention any illness in the letter, she just said that she was sick for half a month and didn't recover..."
Nangong Yue felt more and more weird in her heart. With Xiao Fang's personality, if she was really seriously ill, why didn't she ask herself to go to southern Xinjiang to serve the sick
Nangong Yue thought for a while, and then asked: "Sister Fei, where is the person who delivered the letter from Nanjiang now? I have to ask his mother about his condition."
"Sister-in-law said yes, I was confused." Xiao Fei nodded again and again, looking at Sister Lan, "Nurse, where is the messenger?"
The letter was from Nanny Lan? Nangong Yue thought of something, and she had a vague idea. It's no wonder that I don't know that there are people from southern Xinjiang...
A flash of panic flashed in Lan Nanny's eyes, but then she said respectfully: "Hui Shizi, eldest girl, there is no one from Nanjiang, this letter was sent from the post."
A trace of surprise appeared on Xiao Fei's face, but she didn't think much about it.
Nangong Yue's eyes were half-closed, and she was already seventy-eight percent sure in her heart. Zhennan Prince's Mansion is not an ordinary family, if Xiao Fang is really anxious to see Xiao Fei, it is impossible not to send someone to the capital to pick her up!
This Sister Blue...
Nangong Yue narrowed her eyes slightly, and quickly looked like Nanny Lan. Sister Lan actually forged Xiao Fang's letter in order to trick Xiao Fei back to southern Xinjiang, this is a bit too much!
Nangong Yue pondered for a moment, and she already had a calculation in her heart, and said anxiously: "Sister Fei, my mother is seriously ill, and I can't feel at ease. How about this, I will go to the palace in a while, express my love to the queen, and go with you Going back to southern Xinjiang to visit my mother is the only way to take care of her sickness. I know some medical skills, so I can also take care of my mother."
Xiao Fei couldn't help showing a look of emotion. The feud between the sister-in-law and her mother is well-known, but she never thought that her mother was seriously ill, and the sister-in-law was willing to go back with her to serve her mother regardless of her past suspicions.
However, Sister Lan's complexion was a little ugly. This matter was originally a family matter of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, but if Nangong Yue entered the palace and talked about it with the queen, the meaning would be different. If in the future, after returning to southern Xinjiang, my forged letter from the Xiaofang family is spread, wouldn't it mean that I have deceived the queen? That would be disrespectful!
Nangong Yue saw all the changes in Lan Nanny's expression, but said to Xiao Fei calmly: "Sister Fei, can you give me that letter? I can present it to the empress when I enter the palace... "
Want to enter the palace to present the letter to the empress? Wouldn't that be an ironclad proof? Sister Lan was so anxious that her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and she was at a loss for what to do.
Seeing that Xiao Fei was about to hand over the letter to Nangong Yue, Nanny Lan couldn't bear it any longer, and blurted out: "No!"
Xiao Fei looked at Nanny Lan in surprise, but saw that the other party's face was not very good-looking, and asked worriedly: "Nurse, what's wrong with you? But what's wrong?"
Sister Lan took a deep breath, and quickly said: "Miss, I'm fine. It's just that I don't know what Madam's condition is. I think it's better not to disturb the palace..." As she spoke, she looked at Nangong Yue, Fushen said, "Concubine Shizi, Madam wrote a letter just to let the eldest girl go back..."
"Mama's words are wrong." Nangong Yue interrupted Lan Nanny solemnly, "Mother is ill, how can I stay out of it as a daughter-in-law!" She took the letter from Xiao Fei's hand, "wait for me to change clothes Immediately after entering the palace..."
"No, you can't enter the palace, no..." Sister Lan hurriedly said again.
Nangong Yue looked at Nanny Lan seriously, with sharp eyes: "Dare to ask why Nanny Lan can't?"
Sister Lan's face turned pale, and she faltered, but she couldn't speak for a while.
Nangong Yue didn't urge her, but just looked at her nonstop.
Although Xiao Fei is simple, she is not a fool. Seeing this, she doesn't know what Lan Nanny is hiding. She frowned slightly, and said solemnly: "Nurse, you know my temperament, I hate others to lie to me the most in my life!"
Sister Lan wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, her face turned blue and white.
Xiao Fei's brows were tightly furrowed, and she thought about the matter carefully from beginning to end, and found something wrong. My mother is seriously ill, my father will definitely send someone to pick me up and return to southern Xinjiang, so how can I be so hasty just sending a letter through the post station!
"Sister-in-law," Xiao Fei stretched out her hand to Nangong Yue thoughtfully, "I want to read that letter again."
Nangong Yue is naturally good at following others.
This time, Xiao Fei could tell something was wrong with just one glance.
If it wasn't for trusting Nanny Lan, if it wasn't for worrying about her mother, Xiao Fei would have seen something wrong long ago.
Although the handwriting of this letter is imitated fairly well, it is definitely not written by my mother!
Then who imitated mother's handwriting and sent this letter to himself
Xiao Fei looked at Nanny Lan with disappointment in her eyes, with disbelief in her eyes...
-off topic-
Girls, don't forget me if you have a monthly pass! Thank you!