After noon, Queen Ji returned to Yanfu Palace.
Just after entering the palace gate, before taking the Dongfeng chariot, the maid in charge who was left behind came to help her and reported: "Mother, Yun Meiren came before noon. If you want to go back from Mianfu Palace just now, the maid Xinqing suddenly Missing, she searched around the area but couldn't find her. She didn't dare to go back to Huzhu Palace, so she came to our place and waited for you to make your decision."
Queen Ji frowned: "Disappeared suddenly? What happened?"
"The master and the servant walked well one after another. When they were approaching Huzhu Palace, she remembered that she had something to tell Xinqing. When she turned around, there was no one left!" the stewardess said, "The maid has been sent away. People went to check and found that Wei Ronghua, Yun Meiren and many other palace officials saw that Yun Meiren had indeed returned to Huzhu Palace with Xinqing before. The gatekeeper of Huzhu Palace also said that Yun Meiren’s master and servant would arrive early tomorrow morning. After I left, I never went back.”
He added, "The section where Xinqing disappeared is a bit remote. The nearby palaces have been in disrepair for a long time and no one has lived in them for a long time."
Therefore, does it mean that the so-called disappearance of the palace maid is not Yun Fenghuang's one-sided statement
Empress Ji raised her eyebrows and said, "I will go change my clothes first, and I will have someone wait in the side hall."
The maid in charge lowered her head: "No."
After a while, in the side hall, Empress Ji looked at Yun Fenghuang, who was crying with runny nose and tears, and said calmly: "Isn't that really strange! Such a big living person, living deep in the palace and outside, Is it really impossible to fly? How can you say that you can’t see it and then it disappears?”
"I don't know either!" Yun Fenghuang sobbed, "I was explaining everything to Xinqing very clearly at that time, but I didn't see her reply. I was surprised. When I looked back, there was no one there. I thought Something happened to her and she didn't follow her. She went back along the same route to find the entrance of Tongxia Palace, but she didn't see any clues! I was almost scared to death!"
After all, "Both I and Xinqing are weak women. Xinqing is not a palace maid after all. I often ask for things during the week, so my strength must lie in my body. She disappeared inexplicably even if I didn't see you... Ishen... then Qiu?" Are you here for me? How can I be so lucky? Madam, I really don’t dare to go back to Huzhu Palace now!"
"Everyone is nowhere to be found. Did I know that something happened?" Empress Ji was too lazy to remind that Jiaohua, who considered herself to be a weaker woman than Xinqing. She had already dragged Gui Meiren to block tea and pushed Wei Ronghua to the side hall. His body and legs were agile when he fell down. Qiu Bu smiled and said, "Perhaps the palace maid is too lazy to hide and catch her breath. There are many slaves in the palace, and there are always a few who are sneaking around."
Yun Fenghuang said anxiously: "Madam, if there are too many slaves, it is inevitable that there will be those who are just cheating. But the slaves are not all brainless. Wouldn't you be asking for trouble if you neglect your duties in such a blatant way? Especially if you are a concubine yourself. Thinking that Cuodidong was a good person, he took Xinqing back to his residence at that time and was not being treated harshly. Even if Xinqing wanted to be lazy, why not go back to Xixingxuan and then look for an opportunity to run away? If you leave without saying a word, wouldn't you deliberately make the matter worse? Then what good will it do to treat her as a maid? "
Make things bigger
Empress Ji frowned slightly when she heard this, and after thinking about it, she said, "I keep saying that I don't dare to go back to Huzhu Palace. Do I suspect that the matter has something to do with Huzhu Palace?"
"I don't know." Yun Fenghuang lowered his head, "It's just that Xin Qingbo is on the way back to Huzhu Palace. I'm a little afraid of that road now."
"Just a palace maid." The queen pondered for a moment and said, "How can she compare with my serious palace concubine? Okay, it's not a big deal. I will send someone to investigate that matter. As for me... I am missing someone. If there is no other way, I will give you someone to help you with."
It was just convenient for her to plug someone in and keep an eye on Yun Fenghuang nearby.
Hearing this, Yun Fenghuang said: "My dear, are there two people missing from my side now? Nian Xuan, who accompanied me into the palace, was taken away by Bidong's people and has not been able to support me until now. !”
"Look at how petty I am." Empress Ji said softly, "When I enter the palace, I will become one of His Majesty's people. His Majesty wants to seek blessings from Nianxuan and his maidservant. I have always been smart, so why do I do that? Are you confused?"
Yun Fenghuang suddenly felt that something was wrong. Sure enough, a maid beside the queen interjected with a low smile: "Mother, how could Yun Meiren be such a person? It's almost impossible to see that Nianxuan was taken away by Bidong until now. I feel sorry for Nian Xuan, and I want to ask for your help."
So when you go east, why don't you ask to turn Nian Xuan into a palace concubine
"Your Majesty, if Your Majesty asked Nian Xuan to leave, how would I feel? After all, as your Majesty said, I can serve your Majesty Nian Xuan's blessing." Without thinking about why the Queen asked to do that, she hurriedly Said, "But... it was Jiang Lan who took away Nian Xuan that month. That's why I'm worried!"
Empress Ji frowned and said, "No Jiang Lan? I know this, and I will tell Bidong."
He picked up the tea and took a sip. Yun Fenghuang knew it was time to serve the tea as a farewell to the guests. He bit his lip and left with a look of reluctance.
The queen noticed her expression, but didn't care. After the people left, Fang asked the people around her: "What on earth happened to Xinqing?"
"It's not possible that Concubine Yue did it." The palace maid who spoke before said, "Concubine Yue, I'd rather miss that beauty Yun's legs."
"But whether Yun Meiren is a serious concubine, she can't be compared to a slave." Another palace maid retorted, "When a palace maid disappears, she disappears. Even if it is found that she has any relationship with Concubine Yue, Queen Mother Yuan can still be vague and understated. In the past. Moreover, Concubine Yue always likes to express her anger. When Nianxuan was taken away by Bidong's people and she didn't go back to Xi Xingxuan until tomorrow, Baocheng had already suffered from her poisonous legs. At that time, it was not surprising that Yun Meiren was angry with Xinqing. .”
Empress Ji pondered: "If it wasn't Concubine Yue who did it, then who? Could it be that Xiao Yun's thief Han Yi's thief?"
"Our people have searched nearby, but found nothing." Someone in Didong whispered, "Although Yun Mei is very agile, she still has to be delicate in her boudoir. Is she afraid that she can't do it?"
As for someone else helping...
Empress Ji's face became serious: "The Regent's Palace invited Mr. Lingshan to initiate the second son, and then the palace maid disappeared inexplicably. Did it happen to be in time, or did someone do it on purpose?"
If not the former, there really are no suspects except Concubine Yue.
After all, although Yun Fenghuang is very capable of attracting hatred, he has only been in the palace for a few days? Except for Concubine Yue who hated her so much that she wanted to die, even if the others looked displeased, they didn't even let go of the palace maids who were close to her. As for whether there was Xinqing's own hatred, the person from Yanfu Palace I checked it before the queen came back, and there was no such thing.
From the current point of view, Xinqing's disappearance is probably caused by Yun Fenghuang.
The problem is that Concubine Yue has been grounded recently, and Empress Dowager Yuan even sent someone to watch her in Ningbi Hall to prevent her niece from being stupid again. With Concubine Yue's scheming attitude, Empress Ji didn't think she could take advantage of the people sent by Empress Dowager Yuan.
The queen therefore felt that someone might have done this deliberately to distract the palace at that critical moment.
She was silent for a while, then asked: "How are Yanlan Palace, Qiongfang Palace, and Baohui Palace doing lately?"
The most suspect ones are, of course, the pregnant Concubine Zheng, and Mrs. Yaoning, who has a close relationship with the Regent's Palace, and is named Lu Jieyu.
Seeing the left and right men shaking their heads slightly, indicating that they had not noticed any illicit moves by the three of them, the queen lowered her head and thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Just now, Minghui said that the Prince Regent will enter the palace tomorrow?"
"Do you doubt that the Prince Regent did this?" The maids looked at each other wrongly, and someone came out to raise doubts, "Is it possible that the Prince Regent and the young prince have the same father? The young prince has a famous teacher, so I am afraid that the prince will feel It doesn’t feel good, let alone helping the young prince to become his disciple?”
As for whether the Prince Regent could do that, they had no doubts.
Is it because the Imperial City Secretary, who is in charge of the dual duties of palace guard and spying, is in the hands of the regent... Is it possible that the late emperor Xiaozong handed it over to his younger brother bit by bit before his death? One of the reasons why the emperor was granted the title of regent after losing his brother.
"When the Crown Prince Regent enters the palace, someone from the Imperial City Department must follow him." Empress Ji said, "If the Prince Regent has the will, he will not be begged again. He will not be asked to do anything like that... Just beg the Prince Regent if he is. good."
She murmured to herself, "But why did you get away from Yun Fenghuang?"
He ordered someone to say, "Check Yidong. On the night when Yun Meiren fled to Xiao Penglai, the Prince Regent was very active in the Imperial City Division!"
… Yun Fenghuang didn’t know that the queen was already suspicious of her and Gong Xiangxiao. After she left Yanfu Palace, she went directly to… Tongxia Palace.
Then he bumped into Emperor Chunjia at the entrance of Tongxia Palace.
Although the two of them looked at each other with disgust, Yun Fenghuang had to salute in front of everyone's eyes: "I wish your majesty east to be blessed and safe."
"...Pingsheng." Emperor Chunjia was still gentle and elegant, but Yun Fenghuang felt that what he wanted to say was actually "go to death".
"Isn't Bidong Ming'er wearing a belt like Yan Yin?" Yun Fenghuang looked at the person behind him and said with a smile, "Can it be said that Nian Xuan's legs are not smooth? In that case, why doesn't Bidong treat people very well?" Give me a body so that she won’t stay idle in Taichu Palace for a long time.”
Emperor Chunjia glanced at her and said, "You go and pay your respects to Empress Yuan's mother. Empress Yuan's mother was very pleased with the maid and decided to stay in Chunwu Palace." If the beauty feels distressed, how about asking Queen Mother Yuan to compensate me? "
Yun Fenghuang said with a smile: "What did Bidong say? The empress dowager, a loving mother, sees that she is thinking about Xuan. If it is not her blessing, it will be too late for me to be happy."
In fact, she had guessed that after getting Nianxuan's earrings from Ningbi Palace. Nianxuan was taken away by Emperor Chunjia's people before, and she must have been begged by Concubine Yue to vent her anger. Later, something happened to Jiang Lan, and Ningbi Palace noticed it. Unfortunately, if Concubine Yue is incapable of dealing with the aftermath, it must be Emperor Chunjia or Empress Dowager Yuan who is responsible.
Emperor Chunjia took matters into his own hands. It turned out that Empress Ji had just wanted to do what Empress Ji had just wanted to do, and simply grant Nianxuan a title, which was disgusting as Concubine Yue. Therefore, Empress Dowager Yuan could only take the throne.
Judging from the Queen Mother Yuan's behavior, she doesn't look like a mean person, at least the scene doesn't look like it. Moreover, even if the Queen Mother is compassionate, she still has to consider that Yun Fenghuang's old master is not a fuel-efficient lamp... Bu Nao together. As a grown-up palace maid, Yun Fenghuang felt more at ease if Fu stayed by her side.
Not only do you have to consider Nian Xuan, but you also have to consider the people around Nian Xuan who are like you, and your own understanding...
Yun Fenghuang was thinking in his mind and smiled again: "Will Your Majesty go to Sister Shufei, or Qingman? Can I ask you to avoid me?"