Ever since Concubine Zheng announced that she was pregnant, she had been exempted from having to pay her respects with Empress Dowager Ji's permission, so she had been concentrating on recuperating the fetus in Yanlan Palace. But before that, Xinqing's corpse appeared in the pond where she had been scattered. , not only the summer banquet, but also Yi Wanfu who participated in the fight for Yi Xingen and other beautiful girls in the past two months, but has never appeared in person.
Tomorrow someone actually leaves Yanlan Palace...
Concubine Shu and Concubine Xin glanced at each other wrongly, then turned to Dongyun Fenghuang and Jia Jieyu to greet them.
"I am very restless, and suddenly I want to go out for a walk." Since she was pregnant and had no money, Concubine Zheng raised the curtain to shut up with them, and said softly, "Moreover, there is a new person in the palace, and I also want to go out for a walk." Want to join in the fun.”
She doesn't have that kind of dignified and beautiful appearance, maybe because of happiness, her complexion is not as red as before, with a yellowish air, and her spirit is not ordinary. She wore a cross bun and a few pieces of red gold jewelry. An inch-long golden gourd-embedded green earring beside her ear swayed slightly with her movements. The green earrings inlaid in it were excellent, a little big, but bright and green. However, a section of the neck next to the ears was reflected in a layer of light green.
Concubine Shu noticed it, smiled slightly and said, "My sister seems to have seen the wrong earrings at the empress's place."
"That was a reward from the Empress Dowager." The imperial concubine smiled, "The Empress has a similar one... At that time, the Emperor Shenzong accidentally got a piece of fine jade in the palace, and gave it to a craftsman to make two pieces. A set of jewelry, and that earring is one of them."
"I haven't had such good jade in the palace for many months." Concubine Xin also said, "The emerald green in my sister's earrings is really flawless."
The three concubines chatted about jewelry and hairpins for a while as if there was no one around. Then the concubine looked down at the two Jieyu who were not far away and bowed their heads in a submissive manner and asked if what was going on
"Do you think there was some turmoil?" Concubine Shu told the story in a few words, without any obvious favoritism. She intuitively repeated the arguments of both parties, "My sister and sister Xinfei came late and didn't see what happened. The people from the two palaces were fighting like something..."
Concubine Zheng frowned slightly and sighed: "So, are all the things caused by joy? That is really not my fault. If I had known, I shouldn't have sent it back to Feihan Palace."
Huan Xi'er might as well give it the name of Tortoiseshell Spot.
"Then how can we blame sister?" Concubine Shu said, "No one would have thought of such a thing. Besides, the weather was so hot in those two months, and we were wearing so thin clothes, and it was too much for us. Not to mention Huan Xi'er's hair, he was not irritated. Really? In fact, it's not a big deal in the first place, but in the final analysis, Mao Jieyu was too impulsive."
Concubine Xin said: "The key is that you, the concubine, do you believe in any nonsense about exorcising evil spirits... Mao Jieyu usually behaves very steadily, but that time she was really a bit wild."
The words were not intense, but their attitude made it clear whether they supported Jia Jieyu.
It can also be said that he supports the imperial concubine in suppressing Yun Fenghuang.
The third concubine shut up, and no one else dared to make any noise to disturb her. Therefore, although Yun Fenghuang and Jia Jieyu stood at a distance, they could hear clearly.
Jia Jieyu looked a little happy when she heard this, but immediately became alert and looked aggrieved and angry again.
When she did that, she glanced at Yun Fenghuang next to her, wondering what the face of the new Jieyu, who had never kept a low profile since entering the palace, would look like at this moment.
Yun Fenghuang's face showed no expression at all.
Jia Jieyu was a little disappointed and a little disdainful. She felt that Mao Jieyu must be faking it.
It was hard to keep calm at that moment, but I would have to wait and see if I could hold it!
Soon the three concubines ended their conversation and decided to take the people in Feihan Palace of Xuanqing Palace to Chongchang Palace to shut up. Firstly, they were worried that they would be late if they didn't ask for safety. Secondly, the matter should have been handled by the Queen.
The group of people set off in great strides. When they arrived at Yanfu Palace, Queen Ji had already come out and was frowning as a palace maid whispered a report.
Yun Fenghuang quickly raised his head from the crowd to see if the palace maid was reporting the incident.
"I take this very seriously. Your Majesty, Jieyu, behaved like that in front of so many palace people. It's really dragging down the newly minted women. It's just a bastard!" The noble concubine Shu Fei took the lead in entering the palace and took the lead in asking for forgiveness. Taking the lead in reporting the whole story... followed by Jia Jieyu's crying and Yun Fenghuang's defense as if nothing had happened...
After all the farce, Empress Ji, who was obviously a little impatient, said expressionlessly, "Jia Jieyu has no way to control the east. Many palace people can't even stand a civet cat, which hurts the appearance of the new Cai Nv. It has to be... Punishment! It’s okay for Mao Jieyu to protect the people in the palace, but shouldn’t she ignore the palace rules, beat the concubine in public, and take the lead in instigating group fights... I don’t know what to say to the two of us, there are no rules at all!"
After scolding her lightly, the queen made a decision directly, telling Jia Jieyu to go back to Feihan Palace to reflect, within ten days; as for Yun Fenghuang, she would be fined with a month's salary, and she would be fined to go to Mianfu Palace later. After the greetings, he knelt for an hour outside Chongchang Hall as a warning to others.
The palace maid holding Huan Xi'er was sent to the Clothing Bureau, and the scratched Cai Nu was compensated by asking an imperial doctor and being promoted to serve as a servant.
After the queen announced her decision and wanted to end the matter, Luan Rong went to Mianfu Palace.
But at that time Concubine Zheng said: "Wait a minute!"
"Is the imperial concubine feeling unwell?" the queen glanced at her and asked lukewarmly, "I have told my mother and queen that the emperor's heir is very demanding, so there is no need for the imperial concubine to come to pay her respects during her pregnancy. The imperial concubine must not ask for help. Because of the formality, I hurt my body."
"Your Majesty." Concubine Zheng turned slightly sideways and said, "Have you asked the imperial doctor to examine my body? They said that my body was as stable as the fetus and I could move around. That's why I came out."
Therefore, she did not decide whether to maintain her own reputation for keeping etiquette and protect the safety of the emperor's heirs.
"I originally wanted to come out for some air, but I didn't expect that Mao Jieyu would have a dispute with Jia Jieyu. They all blamed me and shouldn't bother Hua Xi'er with Jia Jieyu." The imperial concubine sighed, "It's happening now. If something like that happened... I feel really uncomfortable both physically and mentally."
The queen said calmly: "I know that I have always been kind-hearted and generous, but I don't want to think too much about that matter. It has nothing to do with me. I will concentrate on having a baby and giving birth to a strong and intelligent child for me and Bidong." The little prince please be tight."
The implication is that I am kind-hearted and generous, so I will not cause trouble.
But Concubine Zheng took action in person, and obviously did not intend to make it such a big deal into a trivial matter: "Mother, do you think it's strange for me? Jia Jieyu gave me Huanxier two months ago, and I left it behind." I kept him by my side for four or five months. Seeing that he was languid and even a little bad, he said he missed Feihan Palace, so he sent it back to Jia Jieyu for two months... Is Huanxi'er really very gentle, otherwise I, concubine How can I keep it with me when I'm like this?"
Empress Ji said "Hmm" and said, "Do I mean that?"
"Furthermore, Mao Jieyu's behavior also makes me confused." The imperial concubine continued, "Although Mao Jieyu is young, she is inevitably a bit impatient, but she has never been a person without sense. Even if she feels sorry for the people in the palace, , but not to mention that it was not that far away from Yanfu Palace when the incident happened. No one in the palace knew that the empress loved her. Apart from other things, Yicainv Qucainv didn't even allow me to speak, and insisted on leaving. To the Huanqing Palace... If Mao Jieyu comes to tell you about that matter, you will most likely not let her make the decision?"
"Then what do you think is going on?" Queen Ji asked thoughtfully.
The imperial concubine glanced at everyone and said: "I was not there at the time, and I don't know what happened. Bu Nao, I met Mao Jieyu, Jia Jieyu, Shufei, Xinfei, two sisters, and those people came to the empress. On the way, Yi Cainu kept supporting Cainu who was scratched, which shows that the two of them have a good relationship. If all Cainu have not yet gone to bed, and their positions are the same, and they lined up when the leader left the palace, they must have walked together more familiarly. Is this possible?"
Queen Ji looked at Yun Fenghuang, Yunfenghuang... Yunfenghuang looked at Yi Xing'en. Did she know that Yi Xing'en and Qu Hongzhuan were following Yun Qingman, but the other Cain women left without paying attention. .
"To tell you the truth, I was indeed walking with Sister Ling at that time." Yi Xing'en came out to answer, hesitated, and then said, "Actually, when Huan Xi'er rushed towards me... He was originally coming towards me, but I was frightened, and Dong consciously hid from Dong, and then it caught Sister Ling."
Hearing this, everyone's expressions were a little strange...
Although the palace passage is quite spacious, the two concubines' ceremonial guards are walking side by side, and it is already blocked.
The civet cat is so agile, so what kind of reaction can it avoid Huanxi'er's sudden grab, but inflict injury on the companion behind it
No... don't have an affair
Ling Cainv, who was scratched, lowered her head and wiped her tears without saying anything. The concubines had no intention of appearing as Lord Qingtian at this moment, so they heard the noble concubine say: "That's even more suspicious. Although Yicainv has a low status, However, who knows the sixth house of the Ming Dynasty? Everyone around me can testify that Huanxier likes to play with girls the most. Girls, especially beautiful girls, are extraordinarily gentle and well-behaved... How can you hurt such a good girl? Yicai girl?”
The Queen calmly asked her to continue.
The imperial concubine continued: "I have just sent people to look for Huanxi'er, hoping to find some clues. After all, it concerns the two Jieyu, both of whom are sisters in the palace. As the saying goes, it is better to dissolve enemies than to marry them. I feel Since it's suspicious, it's best to get to the bottom of it, so as not to cause any quarrel between the two Jieyu in the future and cause trouble to the emperor or the empress. What do you think, the empress?"
Those words were so righteous, of course Empress Ji would not refuse, so she calculated the time and ordered a palace official to go to Mianfu Palace to negotiate, otherwise something happened there and she would have to go there later.
But everyone simply waited patiently, and not long after, the man on the east side of the imperial concubine's legs came outside the palace to see her.
Of course Empress Ji summoned the imperial physician and others to come over for examination, but the imperial physician did not arrive. Huan Xi'er, who was originally safe and sound in the palace's arms, began to become irritable and kept looking towards Cai Nu of Huanqing Palace. He struggled and made extremely sharp screams, which frightened Yi Xingen and others to retreat frequently. They were frightened and frightened, and begged the concubines for help: "Empress! Empress!"
"It seems that there is indeed an affair involved!" The queen's face darkened slightly. Like Yun Fenghuang, she knew that Yi Xing'en and Qu Hongzhuan went to Huaqing Palace yesterday, and when Mingyue paid her respects, the noble concubine Shu Fei There must be no movement at all for the high-ranking concubine who failed to get her wish.
So after listening to what the imperial concubine Shufei said just now, they said that their secret masters instigated Jia Jieyu to make trouble for Yun Fenghuang. It turned out that Yun Fenghuang refused to give in, and that's when the fight started.
So I didn't pay much attention to it, and I just planned to deal with it casually and fool it away... It turned out that when I looked at it at that time, was the imperial concubine afraid that she had ulterior motives
Well, the Queen was absolutely wrong and would not believe that Concubine Zheng made an exception when she was pregnant and came out to pay her respects. It just happened that she met the two Jieyu arguing with each other, and it happened that her sharp eyes saw the flaw and revealed the truth.
Wasn't she a little upset because the imperial concubine had been huddled in the Yanlan Palace during those months and could not come out. Chunjia took over the throne, Ji Muzi was demoted, the Empress Dowager was sleeping on the bed, and many other things happened. The imperial concubine has relaxed a bit, so it turns out that Mrs. Zheng is unambiguous about what happened? ?
After Zhai Mule's incident, it's time to take Yanlan Palace into consideration!
While the queen was thinking, someone from the palace came to report that the imperial doctor had arrived.
Then the imperial doctor easily found traces of fragrant grass from Huan Xi'er's paws and the hairpin rings of some of the girls in Xuanqing Palace.
The fragrant grass [note] is not the kind of fragrant grass native to the country. It has the same name for various reasons, but it was passed down from Wei He. It has the effect of relieving heat and stopping bleeding, so it is cultivated in the country. This thing has an effect that many people don't know. It can attract the attention of civet cats, lynxes, leopards and even tigers.
The reason why Huanxi'er suddenly went berserk and hurt people was found, so it was logical to find the real culprit - to everyone's surprise, the culprit was not Yun Fenghuang, whom Jia Jieyu and others thought they were sure of. , but no, Yun Qingman!
[Note] According to the encyclopedia, xiangxiang is one of the other names of catnip, but Baidu xiangxi and catnip look different. After looking at a bunch of nicknames for catnip, I felt that the one was the most pleasing to the eye, so I’ll explain it here.