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What are people
In the past, Concubine Xian was really a good person, but since Wanxian's marriage, the layer of veil covering Concubine Xian's face has gradually fallen off.
Many things cannot withstand deep thought, and many people are not really honest. They just have no chance, and it is not at the critical time. Once the critical time comes, they will reveal their true colors.
If this matter is true, compared with Concubine Xian, Empress Chen is considered stupid.
And Concubine Xian is the one who hides deeply.
Zong Cong pursed his lips tightly.
Others didn't know, but Pan'er knew what he was angry about.
He vaguely remembered that when Zhong Liangyuan's fragrance disappeared, he was depressed and blamed himself for this matter.
His self-blame was cryptic and deep, although for Pan'er, she benefited from the whole incident, and she discovered Zong Cong's protection for her through this incident, otherwise she might be another Zhong Liangyuan.
She was impressed because it was unforgettable enough.
She really wanted to comfort him, but unfortunately it was not the occasion.
Over there, Concubine Xu Xian was still defending herself.
"I also ask the Queen Mother and Your Majesty to be the masters for my concubine. I don't know her at all. How can I accuse my concubine arbitrarily because of an inexplicable person."
Empress Dowager Fu looked a little cold: "Concubine Xian, don't get excited, the Ai family and the emperor have no intention of convicting you now."
At this time, Concubine Xian also realized that she was a little excited, and hurriedly said: "But on such an occasion, such questioning, it is really too much for my concubine to not think too much."
As she said that, she began to cry. She was born with good looks, but when she cried, it was like pear blossoms and rain.
"Someone must have planted a frame to frame the concubine, and let the Queen Mother and Your Majesty decide."
If it is said to be framed, it is actually not impossible. After all, the timing is sensitive. If it is earlier or later, it will not make people think too much, but it is this time.
It was the time when Concubine Xu Xian and Empress Chen were fighting in full swing over the establishment of the crown prince.
Was it really someone who deliberately framed her, or was Concubine Xu Xian's sophistry
"Concubine Xian, what are you doing watching me? Do you want to say that Bengong planted you?" Empress Chen frowned, staring at Concubine Xian incredulously.
"Whether it's the empress or not, only the empress herself knows." Concubine Xian said with her face tilted, wiping her tears.
Pan'er wanted to cover her face, why didn't she find the queen so stupid before
No, Concubine Xian knew how to anger Empress Chen too well, so with just a few glances and a few words, Empress Chen could be provoked to jump out of her own initiative.
It seems that Empress Chen is a little guilty.
It was the queen mother who came forward to stop this ugly side.
"Calm down, now let Cui Liu tell you that you were bought by Concubine Xu Xian, do you have evidence?"
Cui Liu, who was kneeling below, shook her head, and said: "The woman has no evidence, but the Concubine Xian gave the woman a hundred taels of silver through the Jinyu around her, but the money has been spent all these years... "
"Jinyu has left the palace many years ago. Since you said that you were serving Zhong Liangyuan in the East Palace, you naturally know the name of my close maid. Who knows if you were instructed by someone to deliberately frame me?" Xian The concubine interrupted.
Empress Chen turned blue with anger.
Mrs. Zhong was also a little anxious. She went to see Cui Liu and then the Queen Mother.
"Then Cui Liu, what else do you have to prove what you said?"
Cui Liu thought and thought, and finally shook her head, her face was a little ashamed, and she seemed to be a little anxious, and said: "Back then, Jinyu took the initiative to find the mistress, and asked the mistress but she was anxious to leave the palace. Back then, the mistress She was also very surprised, how could she know about this. But the woman was obsessed, because according to the family members, Brother Da Liang was also the woman's current husband, and the family was in a hurry and couldn't wait any longer. The wife thought that she could get a sum of money and go out of the palace to marry Brother Da Liang, so she did such a heartless thing.
"Actually, Zhong Liangyuan was very kind to the servant girl. Every time the servant girl thinks about this incident over the years, she feels deep regret. This time the woman will tell the truth because she sincerely repents to Mrs. Zhong and also wants to accumulate virtue for the woman's son. After so many years, the woman did not produce any evidence, but the woman swears to God, if what the woman said today is not true, the woman will be hit by thunder, and even the last little son will not be saved."
Cui Liu can be described as full of blood and tears.
After speaking, there was silence in the hall.
The Empress Dowager's expression was quite moved, it's not that people are getting old and soft-hearted, but they have all been mothers, Cui Liu gave birth to four children, but three of them died in a row, leaving only one who was still weak and sick. If it hadn't been for the catastrophe and the child's illness this time, the whole family wouldn't sell themselves.
One can imagine how cruel she was to swear on herself and her child.
Concubine Xu Xian sneered again and again: "You can't produce evidence, but you just want to slander this palace with a well-known name? If you can prove yourself with an oath, the concubine can also swear."
She turned to face the Empress Dowager and Zong Cong, with her three fingers facing the sky, her expression solemn: "This concubine swears by the family name of Xu, if this concubine really harms Zhong Liangyuan, I will let this concubine fall into a nose forever, and the reputation of the Xu family will be ruined. You can never stand up."
Well, I swear it all now, and things are back to square one again.
Whether the matter is true or not, did Concubine Xu Xian really harm Zhong Liangyuan, or was she framed and framed.
Empress Dowager Fu also had a headache, looked at her son, and then asked Mrs. Zhong: "Does Zhong Gong have anything else to say?"
At this moment, Mrs. Zhong could see the situation clearly. Without conclusive evidence, Concubine Xian would definitely not be guilty. Her desire to seek justice for her daughter would naturally come to nothing.
Naturally, I was unwilling in my heart, but what can I do if I am unwilling, and Mrs. Zhong is also getting old. After tossing these days, it seems that she is just leading people into the palace to file a complaint. In fact, the Zhong family has experienced struggles and entanglements. .
Now that all the dust has settled, even if she tried her best, she still couldn't get justice for her daughter.
Her face was gloomy: "I have nothing to say, I just want to see His Highness the Fifth Prince."
The queen mother thought over and over again, and finally agreed.
That's all for one incident. It seems that Concubine Xu Xian retreated unscathed, but she was not unscathed, only she knew.
Afterwards, Pan'er also discussed the matter with Zong Cong in private.
Neither of them could come up with a definite answer. The whole matter was too confusing. It seemed reasonable and innocent, but they looked suspicious.
After all, there is some bias, although it is not obvious, otherwise the queen mother would not agree to Mrs. Zhong's meeting with the fifth prince on the spot.
Pan'er looked at Concubine Xu Xian's face at that time, her face was very ugly.
What made Concubine Xu Xian's face look ugly was still behind, because the Zhong family seemed to become active all of a sudden. When the banquet was held in the palace during the New Year's Day, Mrs. Zhong even took the initiative to talk to the fifth prince.
Because of this incident, the fact that the fifth prince was the daughter of the Zhong family was widely circulated, and more and more people knew that Concubine Xian was just the adoptive mother of the fifth prince, not his biological mother.
And Concubine Xian's situation gradually became embarrassing. Originally, because the fifth prince was being discussed as the heir apparent, and there was a banquet in Jufan Palace, many wives came to make friends with her, but now they became friends with Mrs. Zhong.
For this reason, Empress Chen often reads a lot of jokes, so I won't list them in detail for now.
At the same time, due to the fight between the two, Pan'er's situation has naturally improved.
But it was only an improvement. Dali Temple has not found any results. If there is no result, there is no conclusion. Yongshun Bofu and Su Hai still haven't been cleared of the so-called treason charges.
Although there are no ministers to talk about it for the time being, when discussing the princes in the court, once the second prince, third prince, and even the sixth prince from the imperial concubine are mentioned, some people say that Su Hai is temporarily missing, and Yong Shunbo has not yet been washed. If you clear your suspicions, prevaricate.
At this point, Pan'er actually gave up any hope that Su Hai was still alive, because the border has not sent back any news about Su Hai so far.
A person has been missing for nearly half a year, can he still be alive
There is only one person who is confident that Su Hai is still alive, and that person is Zong Qian.
He even planned to secretly go to the border to find his uncle, but it was a pity that he was discovered by Wanrong just halfway through the implementation.
"Sister..."
"Let me tell you, it's impossible for you to secretly go to the border alone. You can go, and take me with you." Wanrong was obviously prepared, and took out a huge burden from behind, and then she took Ban Xia standing behind her appeared.
Ban Xia has a bitter face, tears are about to come out.
Ever since the princess found out that the third prince had changed, she began to pack things secretly. Naturally, Wanrong is not good at these things. It doesn't matter if you are not good at it, isn't there still Ban Xia, so the poor Ban Xia was dragged into the water by Wan Rong.
Helping the princess prepare food, clothes, and money, and was secretly threatened by the princess, if she dared to speak out, she would tell all about the things she prepared.
Ban Xia can only be obedient unless Xiao Ming doesn't want it anymore. In fact, even if she was obedient, she might lose her life, but it was nothing compared to the threat in front of her.
But Banxia still wanted to try to persuade the third prince and fifth princess not to leave the palace privately.
If people find out about this matter, there will be a big mess. What should the imperial concubine do then? It's a pity that the two were already in high spirits and couldn't listen to it at all. After some negotiations (actually, some people threatened and some gave in), they finally reached an agreement to go out of the palace together to the border to find their uncle.
Now that the matter has been decided, it is natural to go back separately and make an appointment to find a chance to leave the palace together the next day.
Probably with this kind of thought in mind, the two of them went to Jingren Palace to stay with Pan'er for a while that night. It was rare that there was no quarrel. You must know that the siblings usually bicker the most.
The next day, the two of them hid in Yun Yuquan's car and planned to leave the palace together with Banxia, but before they reached the palace gate, they were taken back by someone.
If they were really allowed to wander out of the palace like this, Zong Cong, the emperor, would be in vain.
So when they were young, they were more or less naive. They thought they were flawless, but in fact they were full of loopholes. My father had already seen it, but he just held back and wanted to see what these two little bastards were up to.
When Pan'er received the news, he rushed to Qianqing Palace immediately.
It was rare for her to be so excited, and she slapped Zong Qian a few times with a slap.
In fact, she also wanted to play Wanrong, after all, she was the elder sister, and when she found out that her younger brother was planning to leave the palace privately, she didn't stop her, and instead joined her. But looking at Wanwei Baibai Nenen's small face, and then at the tall and strong son next to him.
The son has thick skin and thick flesh, so it doesn't hurt to beat him.
"Am I missing your food, or my clothes? If you run out of the palace, if you encounter any danger, have you thought about what your mother will do?"
They really didn't expect this. Wanrong had also secretly looked for the map before. From the map, it seemed that the Xuan Mansion was not far from the capital. She felt that she could walk back and forth in ten days, so she would be back soon.
Pan'er couldn't let go of his hatred after hitting the pan, and wanted to hit it again, but his heart ached and his hands hurt. Seeing two bundles beside him, he walked over and opened it.
"Normal clothes, riding clothes, night clothes, steamed buns, buns... What do you do with buns?"
"Eat on the road." Wanrong replied in a low voice.
He sneaked a look at the royal father who was sitting on the side drinking tea, but the royal father didn't even look at her. The royal father was not like this before, which shows that the royal father was also very angry. Wanrong lost her support, and naturally her voice became quieter.
"There are vegetables and meat in the buns, so you can keep them on the road without spoiling?" As he said, the plate continued to turn over, "You know how to bring gold, because you are afraid of spending money on the road? Now that you know how to bring gold, don't you know how to carry gold?" Usually it is not in circulation, if you take out a piece of gold on the street, just you two and a half children, someone will snatch you from behind."
The more Pan'er talked, the more angry she became.
Wan Rong whispered: "Probably not. Besides, there is Zong Qian, who knows martial arts and can beat bad guys away. Besides, I also know martial arts."
After speaking, her voice became louder and louder, and she seemed to think that her idea was quite good, but she didn't know that she never praised Zongqian's martial arts skills.
And Zong Qian already wanted to cover his face by the side, why didn't he find that the elder sister was so naive before.
"Two fists are hard to beat four hands, how many can he hit with one? What if someone else pours incense or sweat medicine?"
As soon as this remark came out, the two children looked at Pan'er with very surprised eyes.
"Mom, how do you know this?"
"I heard what your father said. Don't interrupt, just tell the common people, how many of them use gold, and you go out with gold, do you think someone dares to take it?"
Wanrong was very aggrieved: "These things were all cleaned up with Banxia's help."
Poor Banxia, who was bought by the master so successfully, and Banxia who has been kneeling beside him, even though she was already trembling with fright, now she has to work hard for her life.
"Actually, the servant wanted to collect the silver for the master, but there was no silver in the silver box, only some silver ladles, but it looked like it belonged to the palace. The servant, the servant can only, can only..."
Hearing this, Pan'er really didn't know whether to be angry or laugh.
She went to sit down next to Zong Cong, gave him a look, and signaled him that it's time for you to appear, the child's father.
Zong Cong put down the teacup and said, "What are you going to do when you leave the palace?"
The next two people looked at each other, and finally opened their mouths.
"My daughter found out that Zong Qian wanted to leave the palace privately to go to the border to find her uncle, so she wanted to go with him."
Upon hearing this, Pan'er's anger disappeared immediately, with an indescribably complicated feeling.
Seeing her dazed face, Zong Cong looked at the two children and said: "You are still young, and you have never been out of the palace. You don't know that people outside are sinister. No matter what you are going to do or who you are looking for, you shouldn't talk to your father and you. Mother said, "This is the first time I've read you, so the emperor won't punish you severely. When you go back, everyone will copy "Great Learning" ten times, and you won't be allowed to go out until you finish copying."
After the two were led down, Zong Cong patted her hand and said, "Don't think too much about it."
"I don't know what happened to the second brother. I know that the possibility of him being alive is very small, but I still hope that he is alive." Pan'er leaned on his shoulder and said.
Zong Cong sighed and did not speak.
Little did they know that Su Hai was also in dire straits at this time.
Originally, he and Fu Qing planned to go to Yulin, but who knew they were taken to Jizhou by the large army.
Today's Jizhou is full of wars.
The Jinren seemed to be furious and vowed not to give up until Jizhou was captured.
In the past, it would be time to withdraw troops when winter came, but this year the Jinren had no such plan at all. Carload after cartload of armaments and supplies came from the rear, and it seemed that Liaodong, which had been conquered, had given the Jin people ample supplies.
There were more and more tents in the barracks, and Su Hai was merged into one of the teams.