The women in the whole hall were instructed by the ceremony officer to kowtow and cry at regular intervals in front of the coffin. bother.
Although there were futons on the mat, kneeling was a morning, no different from being tortured. Soon a group of older people couldn't hold on anymore, and they were helped by eunuchs and maids to rest.
Bai Fuling secretly tugged on her mother's sleeve, and said in a low voice, "Let's pretend to be dizzy too, okay? I have the medicine given by Fang Hai here, even if the imperial doctor comes, I won't be able to see anything." She asked her grandpa yesterday for clarification. In the process of sacrifice, let people go to Fang Hai to prepare medicine.
Once that kind of medicine is taken, it is guaranteed that the face will turn pale and the pulse will be weak, and no one who sees it will doubt it.
Mu Peilan felt sorry for her daughter's suffering and was a little funny, why not: "Ling'er bear with it, we go to the side to rest too early and it is easy to attract people's attention... and the medicine is 30% poisonous, if you can stop taking it or don't take it."
Thinking of the current situation of her grandfather Bai Changshan, Bai Fuling frowned, and could only endure it. They are now the target of public criticism, and some actions are easily used by those who are interested in embellishing them. Wait until more people fall down and they are no longer so eye-catching before pretending to be dizzy.
Sorry! If I had known that I should ask Fang Hai to get some colorless and odorless medicinal powder, which would make everyone around me dizzy, then she could justifiably mix in it, but she is still inexperienced! Bai Fuling self-reflected in a bittersweet way.
At this time, there was a sudden commotion outside the hall, and then the twelve princesses ran into the hall with red eyes and rushed to the queen's coffin, crying bitterly, crying, "Queen! Queen... you are dead." It's so miserable!"
When Bai Fuling heard this sentence, she almost laughed out loud, and immediately remembered the classic scene in a funny movie where Zhou Xingchi held a cockroach and cried "Xiaoqiang, you died so badly". She tried her best to cover her face to hold back her smile, her little face flushed red and tears flowed down her cheeks, she didn't know how much she felt, and she felt sad for the two mother and daughter.
The Twelve Princesses followed a large number of court ladies and eunuchs, and they all stepped forward to persuade her to take her away, but the Twelve Princesses seemed determined to make a big fuss, and ruthlessly shook off a few court ladies who came up to pull her away, crying The more tragic: "Mother, you are gone, everyone is here to bully your daughter, the emperor doesn't want to see me, he only cares about those vicious girls in this palace, and wants to marry me to Tiantong Kingdom to make peace with her! Once my daughter leaves, I don’t know how many years I can live. I will never see you again in this life! If I had known this, my daughter might as well have gone with you to clean up that day! Queen! You are alive in the sky, open your eyes and see How has your daughter been bullied!"
Crying and screaming, he slapped the coffin vigorously, with tears running down his face, and his makeup was all messed up. A face that could not be called beautiful in the first place was made even more horrible.
The maids and eunuchs wanted to pull her away, but she was a golden branch and a jade leaf, and she had not been instructed, so who would dare to be rough on her? The other women in the main hall of Huilan Palace saw this scene, and they all looked at their hearts, pretending to be dizzy. Dizzy, those who hide their faces hide their faces, pretending not to see, but shake their heads in their hearts at what the twelve princesses have done.
what is this? The dignified princess of a country doesn't even want to be decent, and she cries like a shrew and a crazy woman in front of a group of foreign wives. This is her mother's funeral, which is simply inappropriate.
But she is a princess, and none of them can afford to wade through this muddy water, so they can only pretend to be stupid.
Several wives and wives also came to the Xia family. Mrs. Xia and the grandma of the Xia family were both sad and sick at home. The rest of them were always afraid of this noble and unruly niece. Who would dare to step forward rashly to take this scourge into his body
Bai Fuling breathed a sigh of relief, feeling contempt for this mindless princess in her heart, is such a noise useful? I really want to go with your mother, it's not too late, go back to the palace to find the three-foot white silk, I guarantee it will be settled once and for all. Obviously there is Li Yunxin's example first, wouldn't you think of pretending to avoid disaster? Besides, they are all married anyway. Although the living conditions are not as good as those in Qi State when they marry, they may be able to become a queen in a few years. Why are they so desperate for life
Seeing that the funeral scene was about to be messed up by the twelve princesses, the rescuers finally came—Princess Antai and the two highest-ranking concubines Cao and Zhao in the palace arrived.
It is inconvenient for Princess Antai to live in the palace for a long time, so after the rebellion on New Year's Eve, Concubine Cao and Concubine Zhao are in charge of the affairs of the palace. Under the coercion of the Queen and Concubine Mao, they could only behave with their tails between their legs. They had just taken over the affairs of the inner palace, and they had to attend the funeral for the Queen. He wanted to send someone to invite Princess Antai into the palace to help make a decision, for fear of taking responsibility. After seeing today's foreign-born woman enter the palace to worship the queen, she can breathe a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, the twelve princesses popped out to make trouble again.
Princess Twelve is the queen's only daughter, how dare the two of them care about her, fortunately Princess Antai is in the palace today, and the two concubines hurriedly begged her to go and appease her.
Princess Antai did not expect to see such a scene. Seeing the virtuous conduct of the twelve princesses, she was so angry that she turned blue. She stepped forward and shouted to the chaotic group of maids and eunuchs: "Princess is too sad, what you say and what you do Out of control, you actually let her mess around? Why don’t you bring her back to the palace to take care of her? You can’t stop a weak woman, so what’s the use of raising you trash?!”
The maids and eunuchs listened to her words, although they were scolded, but they were backed up and became more courageous, they hurriedly stepped forward to hold the twelve princesses and dragged them outside the palace without any explanation.
This time they were no longer scruples, and they struck a lot harder. The twelve princesses could no longer break free, crying more and more terribly, and their words were even more ugly: "You old godly woman! You came to bully me after seeing my mother died? You are bad!" You ruined my marriage and caused me to go to Tiantongguo to reconcile with Fan, even if I'm a ghost, I won't let you go!"
It never occurred to her that Concubine Mao Guifei would torture and humiliate her on New Year's Eve, and only Princess Antai came out to save her life regardless of personal safety.
Princess Antai didn't bother to get angry with her, so she said to a eunuch beside her with a cold face: "Tell her to shut up!"
The eunuch was from Yilan Palace, he took out a veil from his bosom, stepped forward and directly covered the mouth of the twelve princesses, and a group of people retreated quickly.
Princess Antai ordered people to rearrange the objects that had been messed up and knocked down in the palace. She turned her head and saw Mu Peilan's mother and daughter not far away. leave.
The main hall returned to its previous solemnity, but there was a little more restlessness in the atmosphere.
Time passed by, and more and more wives and ladies who were unwell were sent aside to rest. Mu Peilan didn't want her daughter to suffer and she didn't want her to take medicine, so she asked Bai Fuling for a pill to swallow by herself. Sure enough, it was only a moment, she His face became very ugly.
Bai Fuling cooperatingly let out a low exclamation and helped her mother who was lying on the sidelines. Seeing this, the eunuch who was serving next to her quickly stepped forward to help Mu Peilan and sent her to the chair next to her. Naturally, Bai Fuling followed beside her. take care of.
Mu Peilan's status is very important, the eunuchs in the palace are all winking, a chief eunuch sent the young eunuch to call the imperial doctor, and at the same time asked someone to send Mu Peilan to the wing behind Huilan Palace, and sent tea to greet him, with a very attentive attitude.
The imperial doctor came to look at Mu Peilan's face, felt the pulse again, and immediately became serious. He prescribed a prescription for Mu Peilan to recuperate after returning home, and made her have to stay in bed from now on.
Bai Fuling smiled secretly, pretending to be worried and frightened, and respectfully sent the imperial physician away. The eunuch in charge just heard the news and came to ask Mu Peilan to rest at ease. When the funeral was over, he would come to see their mother and daughter leave the palace. Home, don't go to the front and get tired.
The two mother and daughter got up early this morning, thinking that it would be good to sleep back into the cage, but just after lying down, Cui Zhenyi and the two eunuchs came to the door one after the other.
The two eunuchs came forward and said that it was Princess Antai who heard that Mrs. Bai was unwell, and wanted to invite their mother and daughter to rest in Yilan Palace. Mu Peilan thought that Princess Antai must have something important to look for her at this sensitive moment, so she just agreed. Cui Zhenyi is here.
I don't know what excuse she used to leave the hall and come here. She looked sad, and when she saw Mu Peilan, she saluted and called her "mother-in-law", then fell at Mu Peilan's feet and wept bitterly, ignoring the two eunuchs standing beside her.
After all, she and Lu Ying have the status of husband and wife, no matter how annoying Mu Peilan is in her heart, it is inconvenient to embarrass her face to face, so she can only persuade her to get up and talk, Cui Zhenyi just begged her forgiveness, and said that there is something about Lu Ying that she wants to say .
The two eunuchs were a little anxious when they saw her chattering endlessly, and they stepped forward and said, "Madam Bai, can you let Miss Bai go to Yilan Palace with the younger ones, the younger ones are afraid that the princess will be in a hurry..."
Mu Peilan saw these two eunuchs following Princess Antai just now, they should be good people from Yilan Palace. With Bai Fuling at the side, Cui Zhenyi would not speak up if she had something to say, so it is better to let her daughter go to Princess Antai first, and she will be there after talking with Cui Zhenyi, so she nodded and said: "Trouble both of you." The father-in-law is good at taking care of the little girl."
The two eunuchs didn't dare to say anything, they took Bai Fuling out from the side door of Huilan Palace, boarded the sedan chair and headed for Yilan Palace.
Seeing that there was no one else around, Cui Zhenyi slowly stopped crying, and said sadly: "I have done many wrong things in the past, and it is right for my step-mother to resent me and despise me, but please believe me, my step-mother is true to me. Sincerely, I beg my step-mother to persuade my husband, I really know my mistake, I am willing to change whatever dissatisfaction he has with me. I just ask him not to abandon me and give me a chance to change."
Mu Peilan said coldly: "Lu Ying wants to divorce you? Who did you listen to?"
Cui Zhenyi bowed her head and said: "Everyone in Beijing said so, even the servants in the general's mansion said so."
"The marriage between you and Lu Ying was personally decreed by the emperor. Could it be that a few gossips from the servants can overturn the emperor's decree of marriage? Cui Shi, you are also from a general family, why are you so confused?" said patiently.
This Cui Zhenyi is not an idiot, why is she talking and doing things so upside down today? Mu Peilan suddenly felt a little uneasy in her heart, as if she had neglected something important.
Cui Zhenyi blushed, and said intermittently: "I am confused. Mr. Xiang has been very indifferent to me for many days since he returned to Beijing. I am afraid... Mr. Xiang will really not divorce his wife? Then, the emperor will name Mr. Xiang another lady." For the sake of the wife..."
"You have to ask the emperor about this." The doubts in Mu Peilan's heart became more and more thick.
She had never dealt with Cui Zhenyi face-to-face before, but from what her daughter and the maid who was with her said, this Cui Zhenyi was by no means the stupid and blunt appearance she had now.
From the time she dared to bring her family all the way to Beiguan City to meet Lu Ying with the intention of wooing her, deliberately set up a trap in front of Lu Ying to frame Bai Fuling, and dared to go up the tower when the enemy attacked the city, to the time when she went to find the people from Qiufeng Pavilion Wanting to assassinate Bai Fuling, all kinds of actions showed that she was a very decisive person. How could such a woman rush to her to show weakness and cry after hearing a few rumors, admitting her mistake and begging for mercy
If all of this was intentional and contrived, why did she do it
Mu Peilan was wondering, a young eunuch ran in and said that Mrs. Pei, the official doctor, asked to see her. Mu Peilan raised her eyebrows lightly. She remembered that Mrs. Pei's husband was one of Mr. Xia Ge's favorite students, and this Mrs. Pei came from a branch of the Xia family. What is the purpose of her coming here at this time
But she hated Cui Zhenyi deeply, she would rather go to see the members of the Xia family than deal with Cui Zhenyi, so she immediately said to the little eunuch: "Please."
Cui Zhenyi stood up, took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears, and said politely, "My stepmother has guests, so I'll take my leave first."
She was the one who refused to leave just now, and now she is the one who took the initiative to leave. Mu Peilan's heart moved, and she nodded to let her go.
Cui Zhenyi turned around and went out, and passed Mrs. Pei who was about to enter the door. Mrs. Pei was also taken aback when she saw her, but felt that the cold smile on Cui Zhenyi's face made her tremble, so she had to look at it more clearly , but felt that her smile was very ordinary, thinking that she was dazzled, so she politely smiled and nodded and walked in the door.
Mu Peilan still remembered that she was pretending to be sick, leaned on the chair and smiled weakly, and asked, "I don't know why Mrs. Pei is visiting?"
Mrs. Pei took two steps, took out a wax pill from her sleeve, handed it to Mu Peilan, and said in a low voice carefully: "My cousin Xinxin asked me to bring it to Mrs. Bai or Miss Bai. You can understand it after reading it... "
She didn't know what was inside the wax pill, but Xia Xinxin told her that it would be of great benefit to her to hand over the wax pill to the mother and daughter of the Bai family, and maybe she could keep her husband's official position. This cousin has always been on good terms with her, and she is also smart, so there is no reason to harm her at this time, so she took advantage of today's empress's funeral to deliver the things herself.
Mu Peilan knew the grievances between Xia Xinxin and Bai Fuling very clearly, and she was a little surprised that she had something to give to Bai Fuling, so she thanked Mrs. Pei and crushed the wax pill to see what was hidden in it.
Inside the wax pill is only a thin piece of silk cloth, on which four words are embroidered with bright red silk thread: Be careful twelve.
When Mu Peilan saw these four words, she felt as if she had been poured over her head by a basin of ice water. Regardless of pretending to be ill, she jumped up from the chair and rushed to the door in a few steps. Grabbing the little eunuch who was guarding the door for her, he asked in a loud voice, "Which palace did the two eunuchs belong to just now, and where did they take my daughter?"
The little eunuch shook his head in fright.
Mu Peilan finally understood Cui Zhenyi's strangeness, she clearly wanted to hold her back so that the two eunuchs could take Bai Fuling away!
She thought that the Queen and Concubine Mao were dead, and no one in the palace would plot against their mother and daughter for no reason. Even if they did, they would not have the courage and power. Before, they would weigh the pros and cons, and some irrational lunatics tried their best to harm others because of a trivial jealousy or just wanting to find someone to vent their anger on.
When she thought that her daughter might have encountered an accident in some corner of the palace, she was so worried that she almost went crazy. If her daughter had an accident, what would be the use of killing the twelve princesses
She gathered herself together, there are many houses in the palace, and she doesn't know where the twelve princesses are. The best way is to ask Princess Antai for help, and mobilize people to search thoroughly. Thinking of this, she hurried to Yilan Palace without hesitation. and go.
On the other side, Bai Fuling got into the sedan chair and was led away by two eunuchs for a long time, before she also realized that something was wrong.
Although she is not familiar with the road inside the palace, she still has a little impression of the road between Yilan Palace and Huilan Palace. The road she is walking now seems to be somewhat inconsistent with the direction of Yilan Palace in her memory.
The last time I sat in the sedan chair in the palace, I was almost tricked by the queen and the second prince, and was robbed elsewhere, so it won't happen again this time, right? Why are cars and sedans so unsafe... Bai Fuling was a little scared. She entered the palace today to attend the queen's funeral, and Xiao Lihua didn't bring her with her. She is now an authentic weak woman and two eunuchs who are in their prime Enough to kill her eight times ten times!
Although she knew that she would not die before the age of eighteen, there were many dirty things in the palace, and some things might make people feel countless times more disgusting and uncomfortable than death.
Just when she was hesitating whether to give it a go and jump out of the car and run away, the sedan chair had already been dragged into a small gate, and the two eunuchs who were in charge of pulling the sedan chair did not wait for Bai Fuling to make a move, and threw her down. The car turned around and ran back, and then the small door was bolted from the outside.
Bai Fuling jumped out of the car and ran over, only to find that the small door had been locked from the outside, and such a small door was actually made of iron.
She pushed hard a few times, knowing that she could not break through the door with her own strength, unless she had the skill of the Great Demon Kansui, so she stopped doing futile things and turned to look at the two eunuchs Where did she get locked up.
The scene in front of her surprised her. This courtyard occupies a large area, and the edge cannot be seen at a glance. The four walls are as high as three feet, and there is a high platform in the left and right directions, which is at least dozens of meters away from where she is. Zhangyuan, apart from this, there are no other buildings nearby, the yard is densely planted with plants, and what stands under your feet is a piece of mud mixed with snow, not the flat stone road like in the palace. Just after the cold winter, the branches of the plants in the yard are still bare, looking very desolate.
She smelled a familiar smell in her nose, similar to the smell of beasts she would smell in the mountains where wild beasts live in Baili Mountain. She was wondering why there was such a desolate place in the palace, when a yellow shadow flashed on the right , and then there was a thunderous tiger roar.
A fierce tiger that was two or three times her size jumped out from a rocky mountain, and rushed towards her, with a strong smell of blood coming out of her nostrils.
Bai Fuling hurried back a few steps, dodging to the back of the car, and heard the sound of wood breaking and silk tearing from the front, and the whole car was destroyed in half by the fierce tiger's claws.
At the same time, another black shadow walked around the car and was less than three feet away from her—a big black bear about her height!
Bai Fuling finally knew where it was! Yang Heng once mentioned to her that there is a beast garden in the palace, which is specially used to raise rare birds and animals sent from other places...
The Twelve Princess was sitting in her dormitory at this moment, laughing non-stop in front of the mirror, and the maids and eunuchs who served her in the palace were terrified when they saw her abnormal appearance.
I don't know what kind of nerves this princess is having today. First, she ran to the Queen's coffin of Huilan Palace and made a big fuss. After being escorted back by Princess Antai, not only was she not angry or annoyed, but she was smiling happily. It's too crazy...
The Twelve Princess asked the palace maid to wash off the residual makeup and tears on her face, and played with the jade comb to comb her loose long hair, while whispering in a voice that only she could hear: "That little bitch You should have been bitten beyond recognition by the tigers and black bears in the zoo by now, brother, don’t blame me for hurting your sweetheart cruelly, that little bitch looks so charming, what can I do if I go to the underworld to confuse you?"
"Aren't her grandpa, brother-in-law, and cousin all very powerful? Hee hee, I really want to see their expressions when they see the little bitch's corpse. It must be very exciting."
"The queen mother is dead, and you all dare to bully me? I will let you experience the tragic death of your loved ones without leaving any bones."
"Queen, Mao Guifei, who killed you, will come down to accompany you soon, are you happy?"
"Don't worry, I'm going to marry Tiantong Kingdom to be the queen, even if my father knows that I killed that little bitch, he won't dare to do anything with me, otherwise, who will he marry! Hahaha …”
"Why do you all despise me, but treat that little bitch as a treasure? Why should I go to a wild land to marry a bloody barbarian, while that little bitch is enjoying himself in the capital?"
"Why does their Bai family ascend to the sky in one step, but your mother's Xia family is reduced to this? Why can the old thief of the Bai family take the place of grandpa?"
"After today, I see that you are still proud, and see if you are still smiling, hahaha!"
At this time, a eunuch walked into the bedroom, smiled and walked to the princess, knelt down and said: "Princess, the small things have been done."
The twelve princesses laughed even more happily: "Did you see...she went in?"
"Yes! The little one listened outside the door for a while, and there was a tiger roar inside, oh my mother, I almost peed my pants in fright." The eunuch looked terrified.
The Twelve Princess threw him a jade comb and scolded with a smile: "Look at your useless virtue, go and get the reward and get out."
The eunuch kowtowed his head twice in fear, got up and backed out. The twelve princesses didn't notice the disdain and gloom in the eunuch's eyes from the beginning to the end.