Concubine hates each other
Chapter 5
He raised his eyebrows with a smile that wasn't a smile, but he didn't answer the words.
—— Madam Yuan's expression gradually became unnatural following the silence.
——Later Concubine Shu said with a wink: "Mrs. Yuan seems to be in a bad mood, why don't we leave first."
——"Okay, Madam Yuan, take a good rest and don't worry too much." Wang Lingyi said with a smile.
——Madam Yuan lowered her eyes: "I would like to follow my sister's teaching."
——It was not until Wang Lingyi left that Madam Yuan stroked her stomach and took several deep breaths.As soon as Xuezhi came in and saw Mrs. Yuan like this, she was terrified, and hurriedly said, "Ma'am, what's wrong with you?"
—— "Wang Lingyi wants to snatch my child!" Madam Yuan's beautiful face slowly twisted at this moment, "Why does she snatch mine?"
Xuezhi comforted: "This is the emperor's first child, and it will never be the concubine's turn."
——Madam Yuan slapped Xuezhi backhandedly: "You mean, it's the Queen's turn now?"
——"This is not what I mean." Xuezhi knew that Mrs. Yuan was on the edge of her horn at this moment, so she didn't dare to say any more.
——Madam Yuan turned her head to look at the gift box on the table, feeling irony in her eyes, she raised her hand to open the brocade box, and her blood surged up immediately——In Wang Lingyi's box, there were three rows of solid and solid things neatly arranged snowflake silver.
——Because Concubine Shu was present, Wang Lingyi didn't show anything.But Concubine Shu smiled coquettishly and said, "Are you Madam Yuan?"
—— "Where, I still feel bad for sending so much money." Wang Lingyi denied it.
——How could Concubine Shu believe it?She just smiled and said: "Come on. Madam Yuan might not know how to blow off steam with the emperor this time?"
——Only Mrs. Yuan knows how to blow hair?Wang Lingyi snorted coldly, and she would too.Madam Yuan has an unreliable emperor, but she has an extremely reliable Empress Xie.
——When parting ways with Concubine Shu at the fork in the road, Concubine Shu suddenly said: "Lingyi, in fact, you are the best in this palace."
——"It's good or bad, maybe only you know." Wang Lingyi said, "Sister Yang, who hasn't had a sad time?"
——"Yes." Concubine Shu smiled.
——Watching Concubine Shu leave slowly, Wang Lingyi heard He Jiang say something to her: "Concubine Shu had someone she liked before entering the palace, and she almost left with that person."
——"This big palace is full of poor people." Wang Lingyi shook her head by herself. She was considered lucky to have entered the harem without any worries.If it wasn't for Xie Baolin, would she continue to live like that in the future?
——He Jiang recalled what Wang Lingyi had ordered before, and said in a low voice: "The servant who followed you earlier caught a glimpse in Xiulin Palace, look..."
——Wang Lingyi, on the contrary, felt relieved, and narrowed his eyes: "It's not that she's not easy to deal with, but it's her, so I don't worry, lest someone I don't know come out and get involved."
——After that, Wang Lingyi turned his head to look at He Jiang, and the smile on his face gradually faded: "He Jiang, why did the princess give you orders?"
——He Jiang immediately prostrated himself and said: "Your Majesty, the princess said... since the servant has been discovered, it is useless to go back..."
——"It's useless to have one." Wang Lingyi realized that Mingde was so cold when speaking to others, "What about you, why do you want to stay here in this palace because you have nowhere to go?"
——"No," He Jiang raised his head, his eyes were firm, "If you don't believe me, you can use time to test your slaves."
——End of this chapter——
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Wang Lingyi said: "This Palace only gives you this one chance."
"I understand." He Jiang kowtowed again.
"Get up." Wang Lingyi looked up at the clear blue sky today, and took a deep breath of the clear air, "Then later, you can go to Fengyi Palace to say something."
He Jiang's footsteps were originally very fast, but the closer she got to Fengyi Palace, the less she dared to continue walking.
As soon as the little palace official of Fengyi Palace went out, he saw He Jiang staggering outside the door, so the little palace lady walked over briskly and asked with a smile: "Isn't this Sister He Jiang? Are you here to find Sister Rongxi?"
He Jiang calmed down and also smiled: "I have something to ask to see the empress."
"Then sister He Jiang, come with me." The little palace man led He Jiang into Fengyi Palace.
He Jiang hasn't been here for a long time, and he hasn't brought food to Rongxi recently.She couldn't help but slow down her steps, fearing that Rong Xi would be drawn out.Perhaps Rongxi already knew about her affairs.What would she think of herself if she knew?He Jiang is not clear.
"Sister He Jiang?" The little palace man turned around and greeted her with a smile.
Only then did He Jiang realize that he was already standing in the center of the courtyard, and had been standing there for a long time.She thought to herself that she was thinking too much, so she walked over again.
He Jiang waited outside the main hall, and the palace servants went to communicate.
At this moment, a person slowly walked down the corridor. She held a few books in her arms and stood still on the steps.The sun was shining brightly outside the porch, and the face of He Jiang standing under the steps was as beautiful as pearls and jade.He Jiang's eyes were lowered, but they were not the eyes full of flying spirit before.
"Rongxi?" He Jiang noticed the hem of the skirt above the steps, and slowly moved his eyes up, and saw Rongxi.
Rongxi's collar was wrapped with a layer of rabbit fur, which made Rongxi's pointed and small chin even more delicate.Rongxi said lightly: "Here we come."
"Well," He Jiang raised his smiling face, "Send a book to the Empress?"
Rongxi let out a "huh".
The two fell into an awkward silence again.
It just so happened that the little palace servant came out at this moment, smiled at Rongxi, turned to He Jiang and said, "Sister He Jiang, my mother called you in."
"Okay." He Jiang took two steps forward.
And Rongxi also started to walk at this moment.Both of them stopped at this point, and said in unison: "You go first."
He Jiang laughed now, and the previous worry dissipated somehow.She walked up first with brisk steps, stretched out her hand to lift the cotton curtain, and said with a smile, "Rongxi, come in."
Rongxi was noncommittal, and passed by He Jiang with three books in her arms, paused in her footsteps, left behind a faint fragrance, and said "the plums you sent are delicious", and went into the house.
He Jiang was a little dizzy, she hurriedly came back to her senses, entered the door, gently lowered the curtain,
The ground dragon in the house was very hot, and the whole house was steaming.He Jiang walked into the side hall inside the queen's main hall with a low eyebrow, without looking up.
On the contrary, Xie Baolin put down the book in his hand and said with a smile, "Why did your master ask you to come here?"
He Jiang slightly raised his eyes, and saw the dignified Empress Xie leaning on the beauty couch, the book was placed beside her, her hair was combed casually, and she was lazy and lazy, not as imposing as when she was wearing palace attire .But the complexion is much better.In fact, if it weren't for this face, He Jiang would think it was Wang Lingyi.
The majestic Empress Xie has been brought into this state by her master?He Jiang thought to himself, using a similar saying: It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.Can the one who was led crooked by Wang Guifei come back straight?
With a respectful attitude, He Jiang explained the matter of going to Xiulin Palace just now in a concise manner.
Xie Baolin seemed to sneer: "Look at how courageous your master is."
Facing the queen, He Jiang still bit the bullet and defended Wang Lingyi: "Madam Yuan has plans in her heart, but the noble concubine doesn't know if the empress has countermeasures here, so she dare not act rashly."
"You are loyal." Xie Baolin said.
In fact, He Jiang was always embarrassed when facing Xie Baolin, because she was ordered by the princess to protect Wang Lingyi before, so she would naturally pay more attention to those who were close to Wang Lingyi.But Empress Xie actually had an affair with Concubine Wang Guifei, so she could only report the matter to Princess Mingde.Now that her identity has been exposed, when she looked at Xie Baolin again, she was naturally very uncomfortable.
He Jiang didn't dare to answer the words.
"I know about this, let your master rest assured." Because of He Jiang's identity, Xie Baolin doesn't like He Jiang now, and after putting some pressure on him, he will let him go. I just made some pastries here, He Jiang, go to the small kitchen and bring them back to your master. Rong Xi, take her there."
Rongxi should be, so he and He Jiang both retreated.
When walking together, there were only two people on the road, He Jiang hesitated, and wanted to say a few words to Rongxi, but Rongxi didn't seem to want to speak, He Jiang held back the words when he reached his mouth.
Coming to the small kitchen, Rongxi said, "Here we are."
"Well, that's good." He Jiang nodded.She wanted to keep Rongxi, but at this moment she couldn't say anything.
Rongxi nodded at her, then turned and left calmly.
He Jiang looked at her back, and he couldn't help looking forward to when she could turn her head to look?Rongxi was going further and further away at this moment, so far that he was about to turn a corner, He Jiang was a little frustrated.
But at the moment she turned the corner, Rongxi suddenly turned around and looked at her.
He Jiang only felt that in the light and shadow, Rongxi's figure in front of her eyes somehow became more and more blurred, and then something gushed out of her eye sockets and ran down her cheeks.
Zheng Yi was promoted again and became Zheng Wanyi.
Her momentum is just like Mrs. Yuan's before.Everyone couldn't help but secretly speculate whether Zheng Yi would cross Mrs. Yuan?And Zheng Yi has never been hostile to others, and Mrs. Yuan stays behind closed doors. No one knows what Zheng Yi and Mrs. Yuan are thinking.
Zheng Yi and Xie Baolin ran into each other in the Royal Garden right now.
The sky was gray today, and there was still some wind. Zheng Yi wrapped his white rabbit fur cape tightly, and walked up to the warm gazebo that had been taken care of.
Rongxi lifted the curtain for her.
Zheng Yi nodded slightly to Rongxi, and then saw a stone table with two teacups in the middle of the gazebo.
Xie Baolin reached out to pour her a cup, smiled at her and said, "Sit down, it's cold outside, isn't it?"
"Thank you, ma'am." Zheng Yi's nose was red, and she took off the cloak to her personal maid at this moment.
The personal maid took it quietly, and then retreated out together with Rongxi.
Xie Baolin said: "Recently, the Zheng family is doing pretty well."
"Thanks to your mother." Zheng Yi said.
"From my palace?" Xie Baolin had a half-smile.
Zheng Yi is not stupid, she said seriously: "If it wasn't for what the Taoist priest said to the emperor back then, how could my sister have come to this day? Why did the Taoist priest mention my sister for no reason? Who must have ordered it."
"Don't think too much." Xie Baolin poured another cup of tea by himself, with downcast eyes, beautiful and dignified.
Zheng Yi looked at her graceful movements, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, my sister is not a fool. No matter what your purpose is, you have always supported her. If there is a need for her in the future, she is obliged to do so."
"It's up to you after all." Xie Baolin smiled.
Zheng Yi was praised suddenly, his face turned red immediately, he lowered his head and smiled slightly, and then asked: "Your Majesty, the imperial concubine has been reclusive recently, and there seems to be no news about it."
Xie Baolin felt a little wary: "Ask her what to do?"
"The imperial concubine is really beautiful, and she is also a nice person." Zheng Yi frowned, "They all said that the imperial concubine's eyes are higher than the top, but my sister doesn't see it like that."
Xie Baolin was silent for a while, then said, "So?"
"I really want to visit the imperial concubine, but I'm afraid of being abrupt." Zheng Yi raised his hand and pinched his right ear, as if embarrassed.
Xie Baolin directly blocked what he might say: "I hate the imperial concubine, I don't have anything for you here."
She herself still doesn't see Wang Lingyi often, how can she let Zheng Yi see her!
However, she thought about it again, wouldn't there be a reason to meet with Zheng Yi, and there would be a third party at that time, so no one could say anything.Xie Baolin smiled suddenly, and said gently: "But why don't you try asking the imperial concubine out for tea?"
Zheng Yi said: "Is this okay?"
"Try it." Xie Baolin said meaningfully.
Zheng Yi was still very upright, and immediately asked: "Your Majesty, the imperial concubine is here, are you coming?"
"It depends." Xie Baolin was very satisfied with this conversation.
The disaster situation in the south of the Yangtze River slowed down, and the people began to rebuild their homes slowly, but there was an undercurrent surging in the south of the Yangtze River, perhaps like the Jiangbai embankment, which seemed indestructible, but tiny cracks had begun to slowly corrode the foundation.
Outside Tong County, one of the victims in the thatched shed died of illness.
The officers and soldiers patrolling outside Tong County saw that they were afraid of the plague, so they immediately called for people to lift the dead up.
"You can't burn him! Let him go!" The family members of the deceased naturally threw themselves on top of the corpse, crying, and refused to take him away no matter what.Because if this area is taken away, it will be burned with fire.
The woman's shrill cry attracted all the victims around.The victims felt the same way, and slowly, they surrounded the five or six officers and soldiers.
"This is official business! Whoever wants to stop you will be arrested and interrogated in the county government!" The leader of the officers and soldiers held down the handle of the knife on their waists.
One of them, whose face was so dirty that he couldn't see his face, poked his neck and said, "Business? You burn people and do business?"
"The dead will be plagued, do you want to die with them!" The officers and soldiers shouted angrily.
The man said again: "Where is the imperial court's relief? There is no food to eat, no wound medicine, and if the person is dead, don't you have any responsibility at all!"
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"Are you willing to let us die!"
The last sentence is like adding oil to boiling water that has finally boiled, and the pot explodes in an instant.
The victims around were all furious and asked the government to give an explanation. What's more, they had already walked a step away from the officers and soldiers.
In the chaos, it was inevitable to push and shove, and it was unknown who made the move first. The two groups of people began to fight, and several officers and soldiers were surrounded in the center and were helpless. They had no choice but to draw their swords to threaten.However, a ragged young man wanted to hide in the crowd, but he didn't know that everyone was red-eyed, and someone wanted to push him away.And at this moment, the officers and soldiers pulled out their blades.
The young man lowered his head in horror, and saw that the knife was stably inserted into his stomach. The knife was still in his body, and the blood hadn't flowed out yet.
At this moment, everyone stopped their movements and stared blankly at this scene.
At this moment, the young man felt the pain, took a few steps back, and suddenly lay down on the ground, covering his wound with his hands.Blood had already begun to seep out, and the young man's hands were stained red in a short while.
"Kill, kill! Officers and soldiers killed!"
With a terrified cry, the tense strings in the hearts of the victims these days were suddenly broken.
The officers and soldiers who drew their swords knew that even if they made an unintentional mistake, they had already made a big mistake today.
Even though there were not as many disaster victims around Tong County as in other counties, there were definitely a lot of them. How could a few officers and soldiers withstand the anger of the victims?Within a short while, several officers and soldiers were tied up by the victims.
The indignation of the victims finally turned into reality. They swarmed forward and rushed in before the city gate had time to close.The people in the city hid in panic.The victims picked up wooden benches, sticks and other tools that could be used as weapons, asked for directions directly, and reached the county government office.
The magistrate of the county government office was working, when he was suddenly shocked by the loud noise at the entrance of the county government office.
And the person who spoke in the crowd before was no longer here.He washed his face clean, changed his outfit again, and transformed himself into the son of a local wealthy businessman.He followed the people to hide and hide, and finally crashed into a teahouse.
"Oh, Mr. Chen, do you dare to run outside at this moment?" The shopkeeper hurriedly asked Xiao Er to block the door, his face pale.
Mr. Chen also seemed to be scared out of his wits, patting his chest, still in shock: "Don't mention it, I didn't read the almanac when I went out today, okay, why are they crazy?"
"Who knows! It's really a crime." The shopkeeper didn't know whether he was talking about the victims or the court.
Mr. Chen said again: "I'll go upstairs to rest first, but my leg was broken."
"Come on, do you want a pot of tea?" the shopkeeper asked.
Mr. Chen said: "Let's have a pot."
Mr. Chen went upstairs slowly.As soon as he reached the second floor, Mr. Chen saw that his usual seat had been taken by someone today, so he rushed over immediately and said, "My lord, this is mine."
"Oh?" This young man's face was like a crown of jade, and he was very noble.
The shopkeeper brought the tea in person, but seeing the tension between the two, he immediately smiled and mediated: "Mr. Chen, you saw that there are few seats, how can you take care of me?"
Mr. Chen hesitated for a long time, and finally sat down reluctantly.
The shopkeeper wiped off his cold sweat, put down his tea, and hurriedly left the place.
Chen Gongzi looked around inadvertently, stretched out his hand to pour a cup of tea, and opened his mouth, seemingly unintentionally: "The fire is lit."
"Very good." The young master on the opposite side couldn't see any joy or anger on his face, he only felt that his expression was extremely cold.
"I just don't know... how far can it burn?" Mr. Chen's voice was extremely soft.
The young master on the opposite side smiled suddenly, and said: "As big as you can, don't worry, you will work for me, and I will never forget you."
The young master didn't say a few more words to Mr. Chen, sat for a while, then left and went downstairs, with a clever young man following him step by step.
He left through the back door, got into the carriage and circled around, and slowly left Tong County through the other door.All the way to the south for more than 500 miles, in a few days, his carriage finally reached Xiangzhou, the capital of Jiangnan.
The situation in Xiangzhou is slightly better than that in Tongxian County, but I heard along the way that not only the victims of the disaster, but also the farmers who had been heavily taxed for a long time and who were overwhelmed, also quietly fanned the fire.
Sitting in the carriage, the young master smiled almost invisibly.
His carriage finally stopped on Linan Street.Then, taking advantage of the night just falling, he walked on foot, walked around to Prince Liang's mansion calmly, handed his name card at the door, waited quietly outside the door, and looked at the dark cloud-covered sky.
After a while, the head manager of Prince Liang's Mansion rushed out to greet him.
"Uncle Wu, I haven't seen you for many years." The young master curled his lips.
Manager Wu hurriedly said: "Who dares to be? Please come in quickly." As he said that, he turned sideways to get out of the way.
The young master nodded and walked in.
When she received Zheng Yi's invitation, Wang Lingyi was a little dazed. She thought to herself that she had never been familiar with Zheng Yi, so why would she ask her to drink tea by herself?
On second thought, wasn't it Xie Baolin's fault at the time?Don't even look at it, just pull the wrong person's hand, right?Wang Lingyi thought sourly.
He Jiang asked, "Are you going?"
"Forget it, the empress is so narrow-minded." Wang Lingyi felt that it was better not to make troubles, lest Xie Baolin talk about herself.
If Wang Lingyi made Empress Xie unhappy, then Rongxi, who was the queen's personal maid, would also be unhappy, and if Rongxi was unhappy, then he who liked Rongxi would not be happy either.Thinking about it this way, He Jiang took it for granted: "Your Majesty understands righteousness deeply."
But Zheng Yi is not a person who gives up lightly, she knows that the queen and the imperial concubine are not really incompatible, she didn't take what the queen said last time at all, so this time she added another sentence "the empress is going too".
Wang Lingyi laughed when he heard this, Zheng Yi really understood.But maybe, how can Xie Baolin be so direct?Maybe this time it was due to deceiving Zheng Yi.
After pretending to hesitate a few times, Wang Lingyi agreed to go.
Before leaving, Wang Lingyi put on some light makeup.She always felt that her appearance was too coquettish, and Xie Baolin always liked elegance, so this time she dressed up as the simplest since she entered the palace.
The place is about the Nuan Pavilion in the imperial garden.
When Wang Lingyi arrived, Zheng Yi was already waiting inside. Hearing that Wang Lingyi had arrived, Zheng Yi came out from the warm pavilion to greet her, and said with a smile, "Sister Guifei."
Wang Lingyi still had a good impression of Zheng Yi, so he also smiled: "Why do you think of drinking tea?"
"That's right, my sister thinks that my sister has a real temperament, and I really want to make friends with her." Zheng Yi was also unambiguous and straightforward at the moment.
Wang Lingyi said with a half-smile, "Many people don't say that."
"What does it mean to me to follow what others say?" Zheng Yi said seriously.
Wang Lingyi suddenly knew why he didn't find Zheng Yi annoying, but kept resisting Mrs. Yuan in his heart.When she saw Zheng Yi's eyes, she only felt that Zheng Yi's eyes were firm and clear.But Mrs. Yuan was not like this. Her eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, making it difficult to see clearly.
Wang Lingyi smiled sincerely this time: "Well said. But, can I go in now?"
Zheng Yi blushed immediately after being reminded like this, and hurriedly said: "Sister, please."
On the table inside, apart from various pastries, there were indeed three teacups.Wang Lingyi thought that Zheng Yi didn't lie to her, so he sat down on the soft stool next to the main seat.
Zheng Yi sat down opposite Wang Lingyi and started chatting with Wang Lingyi.
After a while, someone outside the Nuan Pavilion said: "The empress is here."
Wang Lingyi stood up immediately, and even tugged at the hem of her skirt unconsciously, not knowing if there were any wrinkles just now.
When Xie Baolin came in, he saw Wang Lingyi whose face was becoming more plump due to the heat, looking at her with anticipation and shyness.Those phoenix eyes were shining brightly, like the sparkling light on the lake.
Xie Baolin thought that Zheng Yi was present, and only took a little extra look at Wang Lingyi. Just now, Ren Rongxi took off his cloak and hung it on the hanger, and said to the two, "Take a seat."
Wang Lingyi gave a salute: "I have seen the empress."
Taking advantage of Zheng Yi's inattention, Xie Baolin gave her a look: I haven't seen her for a few days, but I've learned how to deal with people.
Wang Lingyi quickly made a happy expression.
Xie Baolin naturally sat in the main seat, Wang Lingyi and Zheng Yi waited until Xie Baolin was firmly seated before sitting down.
"You really invited her here." Xie Baolin said.
Zheng Yi just acted like he didn't hear it.Now that Concubine Wang came here at her invitation, sitting opposite her, Zheng Yi was a little nervous.
"Is this the empress's meaning that she doesn't want to see my sister?" Wang Lingyi asked along the way.
"I didn't say that." Xie Baolin thought that Wang Lingyi was getting fatter.
Wang Lingyi couldn't help stretching out his foot, wanting to kick Xie Baolin.
But after kicking it, Wang Lingyi saw that Xie Baolin didn't respond.I started to mutter in my heart.When she looked up again, she saw Zheng Yi's face was flushed and he was uncomfortable, as if he had been kicked.
Wang Lingyi knew that he had kicked wrong, so he withdrew his foot in embarrassment, and asked calmly, "Sister, I'm sorry, did I kick you just now?"
"It's all right." Zheng Yi waved his hand.
Wang Lingyi noticed the look Xie Baolin gave him: Look at your level.
Wang Lingyi remembered that time when they had dinner together, Xie Baolin was very arrogant under the table.She admitted that she really couldn't compare to Xie Baolin's thick skin in this kind of matter.
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So Wang Lingyi ignored Xie Baolin, reached out and pushed a plate of sweet and soft pastries in front of him to Zheng Yi, saying, "Eat it."
Zheng Yi was overwhelmed by the flattery, picked up the chopsticks and put a small piece into his mouth, took a bite, it was so sweet that it tasted good, Zheng Yi said with a smile: "Thank you, sister, concubine, it's delicious."
Xie Baolin stared at the plate of pastries calmly and coughed lightly.
Zheng Yi hurriedly said: "Sister Empress is not feeling well?"
"Nothing." Xie Baolin secretly glanced at Wang Lingyi from the corner of his eye.I saw Wang Lingyi sitting steadily, eating slowly, without even giving her a look.Xie Baolin was upset, so he put down his teacup and added: "It's just that I've had a cold these few days."
"The queen sister must take good care of her." Zheng Yi was obviously very considerate.Xie Baolin snorted secretly, he was much more considerate than Wang Lingyi who didn't know what to do.
Zheng Yi is like this, but looking at Wang Lingyi, she saw that she was holding the chopsticks elegantly with her bare hands, she tilted her head slightly, her beautiful eyes were moving, her delicate and full lips were slightly curved, and she said with a smile: "Oh, that lady should pay attention to rest. .”
Listen, this is not a distraction.Xie Baolin glared at Wang Lingyi. He hadn't seen him for a few days. This man simply didn't take himself seriously.
"Thank you, sister, for your concern." If you listen carefully to the word "concern", it's almost squeezed out between your teeth.
Wang Lingyi laughed so hard in his heart that he couldn't hold back his glamorous appearance, which made Xie Baolin feel like laughing at himself again.
Zheng Yi naturally also felt the inexplicable undercurrent between the empress and the imperial concubine, but she didn't know much about what others were hiding, and she didn't want to ask, so she only said a few words occasionally.
Xie Baolin was very satisfied with Zheng Yi's attitude, at least he wasn't ignorant.But what happened to Wang Lingyi, all the cakes were pushed in front of Zheng Yi, and turned against her!
Xie Baolin pointed his finger at his empty table.
Wang Lingyi remained unmoved.
So Xie Baolin couldn't help but said, "I'm hungry."
"Hungry?" Wang Lingyi asked with a smile.
Xie Baolin gave a muffled "hmm".
Only then did Wang Lingyi leisurely push the plate of red bean cold cake in front of him to Xie Baolin, and said with a smile, "Eat it."
Xie Baolin took a look, this was Wang Lingyi's favorite pastry, and looking at the ones in front of Zheng Yi, they were all dispensable, so Xie Baolin felt balanced again.The pastry is fine, not too much.
Xie Baolin ate very satisfied.
Seeing this coming and going, Zheng Yi already understood a little bit more in his heart, so he just buried his head in eating and didn't dare to talk anymore.To save the disgust of the two of them.
This scene didn't last too long, and just as Xie Baolin looked tired, Zheng Yi said, "Sister, are you tired? Why don't you go back and rest?"
"Very good." Xie Baolin responded.
Zheng Yi glanced at Wang Lingyi, smiled again, and said, "Sister Guifei, I'm glad to recognize you, but today my sister has something to do, and I'm not on the way with the Queen's and Guifei's sisters, so I can only go one step ahead."
This time Wang Lingyi praised Zheng Yi: "Not bad."
So Zheng Yiying saluted and left with the maid.
Seeing that she was gone, Wang Lingyi hopped up a few times, came up to Xie Baolin, and stretched out his hand to pull Xie Baolin.Xie Baolin didn't let her pull, and avoided it.
"Alright, what are you pulling me for?" Xie Baolin raised his hand and straightened his sleeves.
Wang Lingyi smiled and said, "Look at you, you look like a child."
"Shouldn't it be?" Xie Baolin looked at her, and finally he was willing to ask this question, "No matter where I go, I won't be hurt."
Wang Lingyi's expression turned serious, she didn't know what Xie Baolin was thinking.Originally, she always felt that she was the unwelcome one.And Xie Baolin is famous, dignified and precious, how could anyone not like her?But Xie Baolin's words woke her up.
"Feel sorry."
Sorry for realizing this so late.
I'm sorry that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with Xie Baolin, but she didn't know what Xie Baolin was thinking.
Wang Lingyi hugged Xie Baolin, stretched out his hand and patted her on the back gently, like coaxing a child, and said softly: "You come to my place, I love you."
"You love Zheng Yi." Xie Baolin chased after him.
Wang Lingyi: "...I'm being polite."
Xie Baolin got the right words, and broke away from his arms again, put away the smile on the corner of his mouth, and said reservedly: "What are you going to do in the public?"
Wang Lingyi: "..." Is it too late for her to take back her words now?
The two always didn't want to let down the time they met, so they wanted to prolong the time, so Xie Baolin wanted to take Wang Lingyi for a stroll around.
They let He Jiang and Rongxi play, while they wandered around in unpopulated places, hooking their little fingers for a while, and pulling them back and forth for a while. It was a boring game, but they also had a great time playing it.
Wang Lingyi suddenly saw an abandoned bamboo house, stood still, motioned Xie Baolin to look, and asked, "Do you know this place? Why didn't I know this place before?"
"It seems that the emperor's birth mother lived there before." Xie Baolin frowned.
Wang Lingyi thought about it: "Would you like to go and have a look?"
Xie Baolin said: "Not good."
"There's nothing wrong with it." Wang Lingyi was very interested, and Xie Baolin couldn't help her, so he half pushed and left.
The bamboo house is very remote and very quiet, so quiet that the breeze passing through the jungle can be heard clearly.Wang Lingyi looked at the dust on the outside of the bamboo house, and said in a low voice, "This place seems to be really abandoned."
But Xie Baolin saw the knocker on the door, which was spotless.
"Fake." Xie Baolin sneered, "Doesn't the emperor just like to do things for face?"
This time it was Xie Baolin who took the initiative to walk up the steps, reached out to find a clean place and gently opened the door, then pulled back Wang Lingyi's hand, and went in together.Then Xie Baolin closed the door again.
Xie Baolin was right. From the outside, the bamboo house looked abandoned at first glance, but inside it was fully furnished. It was obvious that someone often came here.
"So, the emperor's filial piety to the empress dowager is all pretended?" Wang Lingyi felt a chill running down his back.
Xie Baolin shook his head: "That's not clear. How can we know what kind of emotion he has towards the Queen Mother?"
Wang Lingyi looked at the painting on the wall of the bamboo house, the woman in the painting was very beautiful, and the emperor's eyebrows looked a bit like the woman's, it was almost certain that the woman was the emperor's biological mother.
"The first emperor's heirs were weak, but after all, he would not let a woman of low status raise his child." Xie Baolin said slowly, "The empress at that time raised the current emperor, but when the emperor was a teenager, the empress died of illness."
"It's a pity." Wang Lingyi said.
"Indeed," Xie Baolin agreed, "According to the current Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager at that time was very good."
Wang Lingyi looked at the woman in the painting, and asked again: "Then, what about the emperor's biological mother?"
"Executed by capital punishment." Xie Baolin said softly.
Wang Lingyi was so frightened that he couldn't help taking a step back: "Execution?"
"It's said...the emperor's biological mother was jealous and committed many wrong things, but the old man in the palace has kept his secrets about the truth. Even if he knew, the emperor would have dealt with it. I only know a little bit."
Being able to go to the point of capital punishment shows that the first emperor has no mercy, so how wrong is her mistake?
"Xie Baolin, did you hear footsteps?" Wang Lingyi asked suddenly.
Xie Baolin immediately pulled her to the side of the mahogany box, opened it and saw that it could accommodate two people.Xie Baolin immediately let Wang Lingyi go in first, followed by himself, and then slowly closed the lid.
As soon as he hid in, the door of the bamboo house creaked.
Wang Lingyi's heart beat like a drum, and he didn't dare to let out his breath.Knowing that she was nervous, Xie Baolin squeezed her hand to calm her down.
It was the emperor who entered.
But there was another person accompanying him, this person closed the door, and said in a deep voice: "Yuan Wen has recovered from his injuries and will be able to return to Beijing in a few days."
The emperor's voice was colder than anything they had heard before: "He can't do this well."
Wang Lingyi's heart beat violently suddenly, and she had a faint feeling that what she was about to hear next was something inhumane, more likely not a good thing.
"Your Majesty, Yuan Wen's ability to control water is not as good as Xie Zhen's." This is humane.
The emperor said: "These big aristocratic families restrict me everywhere. I received news yesterday that the iron mines of the Wang family are still mining privately."
The man said nothing more.
When Wang's family was mentioned, Wang Lingyi became more and more nervous.The Wang family has iron mines, and not many people in the family know about it. She is one of them, but the emperor took half of the Wang family's property with excuses.The emperor has never cared about the salt and iron mine, but now it seems that he is planning to take the Wang family into trouble.
Xie Baolin made a decision.She let go of Wang Lingyi's hand, then slowly supported the lid of the box, and lifted it up bit by bit until a shallow gap was exposed.
The emperor seemed to think of something, and asked again: "Is there any change between Mingde and King Qin?"
"I've never been out before." The man continued.
The emperor couldn't help sighing: "This imperial sister of mine, as a daughter, always asks for a lot. Before that, she wanted King Qin to go to Wang Lingyi, and it was just for the wealth of the Wang family. What do you want so much money for? ?” What the emperor can’t say when he is away from home is here
—— Madam Yuan's expression gradually became unnatural following the silence.
——Later Concubine Shu said with a wink: "Mrs. Yuan seems to be in a bad mood, why don't we leave first."
——"Okay, Madam Yuan, take a good rest and don't worry too much." Wang Lingyi said with a smile.
——Madam Yuan lowered her eyes: "I would like to follow my sister's teaching."
——It was not until Wang Lingyi left that Madam Yuan stroked her stomach and took several deep breaths.As soon as Xuezhi came in and saw Mrs. Yuan like this, she was terrified, and hurriedly said, "Ma'am, what's wrong with you?"
—— "Wang Lingyi wants to snatch my child!" Madam Yuan's beautiful face slowly twisted at this moment, "Why does she snatch mine?"
Xuezhi comforted: "This is the emperor's first child, and it will never be the concubine's turn."
——Madam Yuan slapped Xuezhi backhandedly: "You mean, it's the Queen's turn now?"
——"This is not what I mean." Xuezhi knew that Mrs. Yuan was on the edge of her horn at this moment, so she didn't dare to say any more.
——Madam Yuan turned her head to look at the gift box on the table, feeling irony in her eyes, she raised her hand to open the brocade box, and her blood surged up immediately——In Wang Lingyi's box, there were three rows of solid and solid things neatly arranged snowflake silver.
——Because Concubine Shu was present, Wang Lingyi didn't show anything.But Concubine Shu smiled coquettishly and said, "Are you Madam Yuan?"
—— "Where, I still feel bad for sending so much money." Wang Lingyi denied it.
——How could Concubine Shu believe it?She just smiled and said: "Come on. Madam Yuan might not know how to blow off steam with the emperor this time?"
——Only Mrs. Yuan knows how to blow hair?Wang Lingyi snorted coldly, and she would too.Madam Yuan has an unreliable emperor, but she has an extremely reliable Empress Xie.
——When parting ways with Concubine Shu at the fork in the road, Concubine Shu suddenly said: "Lingyi, in fact, you are the best in this palace."
——"It's good or bad, maybe only you know." Wang Lingyi said, "Sister Yang, who hasn't had a sad time?"
——"Yes." Concubine Shu smiled.
——Watching Concubine Shu leave slowly, Wang Lingyi heard He Jiang say something to her: "Concubine Shu had someone she liked before entering the palace, and she almost left with that person."
——"This big palace is full of poor people." Wang Lingyi shook her head by herself. She was considered lucky to have entered the harem without any worries.If it wasn't for Xie Baolin, would she continue to live like that in the future?
——He Jiang recalled what Wang Lingyi had ordered before, and said in a low voice: "The servant who followed you earlier caught a glimpse in Xiulin Palace, look..."
——Wang Lingyi, on the contrary, felt relieved, and narrowed his eyes: "It's not that she's not easy to deal with, but it's her, so I don't worry, lest someone I don't know come out and get involved."
——After that, Wang Lingyi turned his head to look at He Jiang, and the smile on his face gradually faded: "He Jiang, why did the princess give you orders?"
——He Jiang immediately prostrated himself and said: "Your Majesty, the princess said... since the servant has been discovered, it is useless to go back..."
——"It's useless to have one." Wang Lingyi realized that Mingde was so cold when speaking to others, "What about you, why do you want to stay here in this palace because you have nowhere to go?"
——"No," He Jiang raised his head, his eyes were firm, "If you don't believe me, you can use time to test your slaves."
——End of this chapter——
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Wang Lingyi said: "This Palace only gives you this one chance."
"I understand." He Jiang kowtowed again.
"Get up." Wang Lingyi looked up at the clear blue sky today, and took a deep breath of the clear air, "Then later, you can go to Fengyi Palace to say something."
He Jiang's footsteps were originally very fast, but the closer she got to Fengyi Palace, the less she dared to continue walking.
As soon as the little palace official of Fengyi Palace went out, he saw He Jiang staggering outside the door, so the little palace lady walked over briskly and asked with a smile: "Isn't this Sister He Jiang? Are you here to find Sister Rongxi?"
He Jiang calmed down and also smiled: "I have something to ask to see the empress."
"Then sister He Jiang, come with me." The little palace man led He Jiang into Fengyi Palace.
He Jiang hasn't been here for a long time, and he hasn't brought food to Rongxi recently.She couldn't help but slow down her steps, fearing that Rong Xi would be drawn out.Perhaps Rongxi already knew about her affairs.What would she think of herself if she knew?He Jiang is not clear.
"Sister He Jiang?" The little palace man turned around and greeted her with a smile.
Only then did He Jiang realize that he was already standing in the center of the courtyard, and had been standing there for a long time.She thought to herself that she was thinking too much, so she walked over again.
He Jiang waited outside the main hall, and the palace servants went to communicate.
At this moment, a person slowly walked down the corridor. She held a few books in her arms and stood still on the steps.The sun was shining brightly outside the porch, and the face of He Jiang standing under the steps was as beautiful as pearls and jade.He Jiang's eyes were lowered, but they were not the eyes full of flying spirit before.
"Rongxi?" He Jiang noticed the hem of the skirt above the steps, and slowly moved his eyes up, and saw Rongxi.
Rongxi's collar was wrapped with a layer of rabbit fur, which made Rongxi's pointed and small chin even more delicate.Rongxi said lightly: "Here we come."
"Well," He Jiang raised his smiling face, "Send a book to the Empress?"
Rongxi let out a "huh".
The two fell into an awkward silence again.
It just so happened that the little palace servant came out at this moment, smiled at Rongxi, turned to He Jiang and said, "Sister He Jiang, my mother called you in."
"Okay." He Jiang took two steps forward.
And Rongxi also started to walk at this moment.Both of them stopped at this point, and said in unison: "You go first."
He Jiang laughed now, and the previous worry dissipated somehow.She walked up first with brisk steps, stretched out her hand to lift the cotton curtain, and said with a smile, "Rongxi, come in."
Rongxi was noncommittal, and passed by He Jiang with three books in her arms, paused in her footsteps, left behind a faint fragrance, and said "the plums you sent are delicious", and went into the house.
He Jiang was a little dizzy, she hurriedly came back to her senses, entered the door, gently lowered the curtain,
The ground dragon in the house was very hot, and the whole house was steaming.He Jiang walked into the side hall inside the queen's main hall with a low eyebrow, without looking up.
On the contrary, Xie Baolin put down the book in his hand and said with a smile, "Why did your master ask you to come here?"
He Jiang slightly raised his eyes, and saw the dignified Empress Xie leaning on the beauty couch, the book was placed beside her, her hair was combed casually, and she was lazy and lazy, not as imposing as when she was wearing palace attire .But the complexion is much better.In fact, if it weren't for this face, He Jiang would think it was Wang Lingyi.
The majestic Empress Xie has been brought into this state by her master?He Jiang thought to himself, using a similar saying: It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.Can the one who was led crooked by Wang Guifei come back straight?
With a respectful attitude, He Jiang explained the matter of going to Xiulin Palace just now in a concise manner.
Xie Baolin seemed to sneer: "Look at how courageous your master is."
Facing the queen, He Jiang still bit the bullet and defended Wang Lingyi: "Madam Yuan has plans in her heart, but the noble concubine doesn't know if the empress has countermeasures here, so she dare not act rashly."
"You are loyal." Xie Baolin said.
In fact, He Jiang was always embarrassed when facing Xie Baolin, because she was ordered by the princess to protect Wang Lingyi before, so she would naturally pay more attention to those who were close to Wang Lingyi.But Empress Xie actually had an affair with Concubine Wang Guifei, so she could only report the matter to Princess Mingde.Now that her identity has been exposed, when she looked at Xie Baolin again, she was naturally very uncomfortable.
He Jiang didn't dare to answer the words.
"I know about this, let your master rest assured." Because of He Jiang's identity, Xie Baolin doesn't like He Jiang now, and after putting some pressure on him, he will let him go. I just made some pastries here, He Jiang, go to the small kitchen and bring them back to your master. Rong Xi, take her there."
Rongxi should be, so he and He Jiang both retreated.
When walking together, there were only two people on the road, He Jiang hesitated, and wanted to say a few words to Rongxi, but Rongxi didn't seem to want to speak, He Jiang held back the words when he reached his mouth.
Coming to the small kitchen, Rongxi said, "Here we are."
"Well, that's good." He Jiang nodded.She wanted to keep Rongxi, but at this moment she couldn't say anything.
Rongxi nodded at her, then turned and left calmly.
He Jiang looked at her back, and he couldn't help looking forward to when she could turn her head to look?Rongxi was going further and further away at this moment, so far that he was about to turn a corner, He Jiang was a little frustrated.
But at the moment she turned the corner, Rongxi suddenly turned around and looked at her.
He Jiang only felt that in the light and shadow, Rongxi's figure in front of her eyes somehow became more and more blurred, and then something gushed out of her eye sockets and ran down her cheeks.
Zheng Yi was promoted again and became Zheng Wanyi.
Her momentum is just like Mrs. Yuan's before.Everyone couldn't help but secretly speculate whether Zheng Yi would cross Mrs. Yuan?And Zheng Yi has never been hostile to others, and Mrs. Yuan stays behind closed doors. No one knows what Zheng Yi and Mrs. Yuan are thinking.
Zheng Yi and Xie Baolin ran into each other in the Royal Garden right now.
The sky was gray today, and there was still some wind. Zheng Yi wrapped his white rabbit fur cape tightly, and walked up to the warm gazebo that had been taken care of.
Rongxi lifted the curtain for her.
Zheng Yi nodded slightly to Rongxi, and then saw a stone table with two teacups in the middle of the gazebo.
Xie Baolin reached out to pour her a cup, smiled at her and said, "Sit down, it's cold outside, isn't it?"
"Thank you, ma'am." Zheng Yi's nose was red, and she took off the cloak to her personal maid at this moment.
The personal maid took it quietly, and then retreated out together with Rongxi.
Xie Baolin said: "Recently, the Zheng family is doing pretty well."
"Thanks to your mother." Zheng Yi said.
"From my palace?" Xie Baolin had a half-smile.
Zheng Yi is not stupid, she said seriously: "If it wasn't for what the Taoist priest said to the emperor back then, how could my sister have come to this day? Why did the Taoist priest mention my sister for no reason? Who must have ordered it."
"Don't think too much." Xie Baolin poured another cup of tea by himself, with downcast eyes, beautiful and dignified.
Zheng Yi looked at her graceful movements, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, my sister is not a fool. No matter what your purpose is, you have always supported her. If there is a need for her in the future, she is obliged to do so."
"It's up to you after all." Xie Baolin smiled.
Zheng Yi was praised suddenly, his face turned red immediately, he lowered his head and smiled slightly, and then asked: "Your Majesty, the imperial concubine has been reclusive recently, and there seems to be no news about it."
Xie Baolin felt a little wary: "Ask her what to do?"
"The imperial concubine is really beautiful, and she is also a nice person." Zheng Yi frowned, "They all said that the imperial concubine's eyes are higher than the top, but my sister doesn't see it like that."
Xie Baolin was silent for a while, then said, "So?"
"I really want to visit the imperial concubine, but I'm afraid of being abrupt." Zheng Yi raised his hand and pinched his right ear, as if embarrassed.
Xie Baolin directly blocked what he might say: "I hate the imperial concubine, I don't have anything for you here."
She herself still doesn't see Wang Lingyi often, how can she let Zheng Yi see her!
However, she thought about it again, wouldn't there be a reason to meet with Zheng Yi, and there would be a third party at that time, so no one could say anything.Xie Baolin smiled suddenly, and said gently: "But why don't you try asking the imperial concubine out for tea?"
Zheng Yi said: "Is this okay?"
"Try it." Xie Baolin said meaningfully.
Zheng Yi was still very upright, and immediately asked: "Your Majesty, the imperial concubine is here, are you coming?"
"It depends." Xie Baolin was very satisfied with this conversation.
The disaster situation in the south of the Yangtze River slowed down, and the people began to rebuild their homes slowly, but there was an undercurrent surging in the south of the Yangtze River, perhaps like the Jiangbai embankment, which seemed indestructible, but tiny cracks had begun to slowly corrode the foundation.
Outside Tong County, one of the victims in the thatched shed died of illness.
The officers and soldiers patrolling outside Tong County saw that they were afraid of the plague, so they immediately called for people to lift the dead up.
"You can't burn him! Let him go!" The family members of the deceased naturally threw themselves on top of the corpse, crying, and refused to take him away no matter what.Because if this area is taken away, it will be burned with fire.
The woman's shrill cry attracted all the victims around.The victims felt the same way, and slowly, they surrounded the five or six officers and soldiers.
"This is official business! Whoever wants to stop you will be arrested and interrogated in the county government!" The leader of the officers and soldiers held down the handle of the knife on their waists.
One of them, whose face was so dirty that he couldn't see his face, poked his neck and said, "Business? You burn people and do business?"
"The dead will be plagued, do you want to die with them!" The officers and soldiers shouted angrily.
The man said again: "Where is the imperial court's relief? There is no food to eat, no wound medicine, and if the person is dead, don't you have any responsibility at all!"
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"Are you willing to let us die!"
The last sentence is like adding oil to boiling water that has finally boiled, and the pot explodes in an instant.
The victims around were all furious and asked the government to give an explanation. What's more, they had already walked a step away from the officers and soldiers.
In the chaos, it was inevitable to push and shove, and it was unknown who made the move first. The two groups of people began to fight, and several officers and soldiers were surrounded in the center and were helpless. They had no choice but to draw their swords to threaten.However, a ragged young man wanted to hide in the crowd, but he didn't know that everyone was red-eyed, and someone wanted to push him away.And at this moment, the officers and soldiers pulled out their blades.
The young man lowered his head in horror, and saw that the knife was stably inserted into his stomach. The knife was still in his body, and the blood hadn't flowed out yet.
At this moment, everyone stopped their movements and stared blankly at this scene.
At this moment, the young man felt the pain, took a few steps back, and suddenly lay down on the ground, covering his wound with his hands.Blood had already begun to seep out, and the young man's hands were stained red in a short while.
"Kill, kill! Officers and soldiers killed!"
With a terrified cry, the tense strings in the hearts of the victims these days were suddenly broken.
The officers and soldiers who drew their swords knew that even if they made an unintentional mistake, they had already made a big mistake today.
Even though there were not as many disaster victims around Tong County as in other counties, there were definitely a lot of them. How could a few officers and soldiers withstand the anger of the victims?Within a short while, several officers and soldiers were tied up by the victims.
The indignation of the victims finally turned into reality. They swarmed forward and rushed in before the city gate had time to close.The people in the city hid in panic.The victims picked up wooden benches, sticks and other tools that could be used as weapons, asked for directions directly, and reached the county government office.
The magistrate of the county government office was working, when he was suddenly shocked by the loud noise at the entrance of the county government office.
And the person who spoke in the crowd before was no longer here.He washed his face clean, changed his outfit again, and transformed himself into the son of a local wealthy businessman.He followed the people to hide and hide, and finally crashed into a teahouse.
"Oh, Mr. Chen, do you dare to run outside at this moment?" The shopkeeper hurriedly asked Xiao Er to block the door, his face pale.
Mr. Chen also seemed to be scared out of his wits, patting his chest, still in shock: "Don't mention it, I didn't read the almanac when I went out today, okay, why are they crazy?"
"Who knows! It's really a crime." The shopkeeper didn't know whether he was talking about the victims or the court.
Mr. Chen said again: "I'll go upstairs to rest first, but my leg was broken."
"Come on, do you want a pot of tea?" the shopkeeper asked.
Mr. Chen said: "Let's have a pot."
Mr. Chen went upstairs slowly.As soon as he reached the second floor, Mr. Chen saw that his usual seat had been taken by someone today, so he rushed over immediately and said, "My lord, this is mine."
"Oh?" This young man's face was like a crown of jade, and he was very noble.
The shopkeeper brought the tea in person, but seeing the tension between the two, he immediately smiled and mediated: "Mr. Chen, you saw that there are few seats, how can you take care of me?"
Mr. Chen hesitated for a long time, and finally sat down reluctantly.
The shopkeeper wiped off his cold sweat, put down his tea, and hurriedly left the place.
Chen Gongzi looked around inadvertently, stretched out his hand to pour a cup of tea, and opened his mouth, seemingly unintentionally: "The fire is lit."
"Very good." The young master on the opposite side couldn't see any joy or anger on his face, he only felt that his expression was extremely cold.
"I just don't know... how far can it burn?" Mr. Chen's voice was extremely soft.
The young master on the opposite side smiled suddenly, and said: "As big as you can, don't worry, you will work for me, and I will never forget you."
The young master didn't say a few more words to Mr. Chen, sat for a while, then left and went downstairs, with a clever young man following him step by step.
He left through the back door, got into the carriage and circled around, and slowly left Tong County through the other door.All the way to the south for more than 500 miles, in a few days, his carriage finally reached Xiangzhou, the capital of Jiangnan.
The situation in Xiangzhou is slightly better than that in Tongxian County, but I heard along the way that not only the victims of the disaster, but also the farmers who had been heavily taxed for a long time and who were overwhelmed, also quietly fanned the fire.
Sitting in the carriage, the young master smiled almost invisibly.
His carriage finally stopped on Linan Street.Then, taking advantage of the night just falling, he walked on foot, walked around to Prince Liang's mansion calmly, handed his name card at the door, waited quietly outside the door, and looked at the dark cloud-covered sky.
After a while, the head manager of Prince Liang's Mansion rushed out to greet him.
"Uncle Wu, I haven't seen you for many years." The young master curled his lips.
Manager Wu hurriedly said: "Who dares to be? Please come in quickly." As he said that, he turned sideways to get out of the way.
The young master nodded and walked in.
When she received Zheng Yi's invitation, Wang Lingyi was a little dazed. She thought to herself that she had never been familiar with Zheng Yi, so why would she ask her to drink tea by herself?
On second thought, wasn't it Xie Baolin's fault at the time?Don't even look at it, just pull the wrong person's hand, right?Wang Lingyi thought sourly.
He Jiang asked, "Are you going?"
"Forget it, the empress is so narrow-minded." Wang Lingyi felt that it was better not to make troubles, lest Xie Baolin talk about herself.
If Wang Lingyi made Empress Xie unhappy, then Rongxi, who was the queen's personal maid, would also be unhappy, and if Rongxi was unhappy, then he who liked Rongxi would not be happy either.Thinking about it this way, He Jiang took it for granted: "Your Majesty understands righteousness deeply."
But Zheng Yi is not a person who gives up lightly, she knows that the queen and the imperial concubine are not really incompatible, she didn't take what the queen said last time at all, so this time she added another sentence "the empress is going too".
Wang Lingyi laughed when he heard this, Zheng Yi really understood.But maybe, how can Xie Baolin be so direct?Maybe this time it was due to deceiving Zheng Yi.
After pretending to hesitate a few times, Wang Lingyi agreed to go.
Before leaving, Wang Lingyi put on some light makeup.She always felt that her appearance was too coquettish, and Xie Baolin always liked elegance, so this time she dressed up as the simplest since she entered the palace.
The place is about the Nuan Pavilion in the imperial garden.
When Wang Lingyi arrived, Zheng Yi was already waiting inside. Hearing that Wang Lingyi had arrived, Zheng Yi came out from the warm pavilion to greet her, and said with a smile, "Sister Guifei."
Wang Lingyi still had a good impression of Zheng Yi, so he also smiled: "Why do you think of drinking tea?"
"That's right, my sister thinks that my sister has a real temperament, and I really want to make friends with her." Zheng Yi was also unambiguous and straightforward at the moment.
Wang Lingyi said with a half-smile, "Many people don't say that."
"What does it mean to me to follow what others say?" Zheng Yi said seriously.
Wang Lingyi suddenly knew why he didn't find Zheng Yi annoying, but kept resisting Mrs. Yuan in his heart.When she saw Zheng Yi's eyes, she only felt that Zheng Yi's eyes were firm and clear.But Mrs. Yuan was not like this. Her eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, making it difficult to see clearly.
Wang Lingyi smiled sincerely this time: "Well said. But, can I go in now?"
Zheng Yi blushed immediately after being reminded like this, and hurriedly said: "Sister, please."
On the table inside, apart from various pastries, there were indeed three teacups.Wang Lingyi thought that Zheng Yi didn't lie to her, so he sat down on the soft stool next to the main seat.
Zheng Yi sat down opposite Wang Lingyi and started chatting with Wang Lingyi.
After a while, someone outside the Nuan Pavilion said: "The empress is here."
Wang Lingyi stood up immediately, and even tugged at the hem of her skirt unconsciously, not knowing if there were any wrinkles just now.
When Xie Baolin came in, he saw Wang Lingyi whose face was becoming more plump due to the heat, looking at her with anticipation and shyness.Those phoenix eyes were shining brightly, like the sparkling light on the lake.
Xie Baolin thought that Zheng Yi was present, and only took a little extra look at Wang Lingyi. Just now, Ren Rongxi took off his cloak and hung it on the hanger, and said to the two, "Take a seat."
Wang Lingyi gave a salute: "I have seen the empress."
Taking advantage of Zheng Yi's inattention, Xie Baolin gave her a look: I haven't seen her for a few days, but I've learned how to deal with people.
Wang Lingyi quickly made a happy expression.
Xie Baolin naturally sat in the main seat, Wang Lingyi and Zheng Yi waited until Xie Baolin was firmly seated before sitting down.
"You really invited her here." Xie Baolin said.
Zheng Yi just acted like he didn't hear it.Now that Concubine Wang came here at her invitation, sitting opposite her, Zheng Yi was a little nervous.
"Is this the empress's meaning that she doesn't want to see my sister?" Wang Lingyi asked along the way.
"I didn't say that." Xie Baolin thought that Wang Lingyi was getting fatter.
Wang Lingyi couldn't help stretching out his foot, wanting to kick Xie Baolin.
But after kicking it, Wang Lingyi saw that Xie Baolin didn't respond.I started to mutter in my heart.When she looked up again, she saw Zheng Yi's face was flushed and he was uncomfortable, as if he had been kicked.
Wang Lingyi knew that he had kicked wrong, so he withdrew his foot in embarrassment, and asked calmly, "Sister, I'm sorry, did I kick you just now?"
"It's all right." Zheng Yi waved his hand.
Wang Lingyi noticed the look Xie Baolin gave him: Look at your level.
Wang Lingyi remembered that time when they had dinner together, Xie Baolin was very arrogant under the table.She admitted that she really couldn't compare to Xie Baolin's thick skin in this kind of matter.
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So Wang Lingyi ignored Xie Baolin, reached out and pushed a plate of sweet and soft pastries in front of him to Zheng Yi, saying, "Eat it."
Zheng Yi was overwhelmed by the flattery, picked up the chopsticks and put a small piece into his mouth, took a bite, it was so sweet that it tasted good, Zheng Yi said with a smile: "Thank you, sister, concubine, it's delicious."
Xie Baolin stared at the plate of pastries calmly and coughed lightly.
Zheng Yi hurriedly said: "Sister Empress is not feeling well?"
"Nothing." Xie Baolin secretly glanced at Wang Lingyi from the corner of his eye.I saw Wang Lingyi sitting steadily, eating slowly, without even giving her a look.Xie Baolin was upset, so he put down his teacup and added: "It's just that I've had a cold these few days."
"The queen sister must take good care of her." Zheng Yi was obviously very considerate.Xie Baolin snorted secretly, he was much more considerate than Wang Lingyi who didn't know what to do.
Zheng Yi is like this, but looking at Wang Lingyi, she saw that she was holding the chopsticks elegantly with her bare hands, she tilted her head slightly, her beautiful eyes were moving, her delicate and full lips were slightly curved, and she said with a smile: "Oh, that lady should pay attention to rest. .”
Listen, this is not a distraction.Xie Baolin glared at Wang Lingyi. He hadn't seen him for a few days. This man simply didn't take himself seriously.
"Thank you, sister, for your concern." If you listen carefully to the word "concern", it's almost squeezed out between your teeth.
Wang Lingyi laughed so hard in his heart that he couldn't hold back his glamorous appearance, which made Xie Baolin feel like laughing at himself again.
Zheng Yi naturally also felt the inexplicable undercurrent between the empress and the imperial concubine, but she didn't know much about what others were hiding, and she didn't want to ask, so she only said a few words occasionally.
Xie Baolin was very satisfied with Zheng Yi's attitude, at least he wasn't ignorant.But what happened to Wang Lingyi, all the cakes were pushed in front of Zheng Yi, and turned against her!
Xie Baolin pointed his finger at his empty table.
Wang Lingyi remained unmoved.
So Xie Baolin couldn't help but said, "I'm hungry."
"Hungry?" Wang Lingyi asked with a smile.
Xie Baolin gave a muffled "hmm".
Only then did Wang Lingyi leisurely push the plate of red bean cold cake in front of him to Xie Baolin, and said with a smile, "Eat it."
Xie Baolin took a look, this was Wang Lingyi's favorite pastry, and looking at the ones in front of Zheng Yi, they were all dispensable, so Xie Baolin felt balanced again.The pastry is fine, not too much.
Xie Baolin ate very satisfied.
Seeing this coming and going, Zheng Yi already understood a little bit more in his heart, so he just buried his head in eating and didn't dare to talk anymore.To save the disgust of the two of them.
This scene didn't last too long, and just as Xie Baolin looked tired, Zheng Yi said, "Sister, are you tired? Why don't you go back and rest?"
"Very good." Xie Baolin responded.
Zheng Yi glanced at Wang Lingyi, smiled again, and said, "Sister Guifei, I'm glad to recognize you, but today my sister has something to do, and I'm not on the way with the Queen's and Guifei's sisters, so I can only go one step ahead."
This time Wang Lingyi praised Zheng Yi: "Not bad."
So Zheng Yiying saluted and left with the maid.
Seeing that she was gone, Wang Lingyi hopped up a few times, came up to Xie Baolin, and stretched out his hand to pull Xie Baolin.Xie Baolin didn't let her pull, and avoided it.
"Alright, what are you pulling me for?" Xie Baolin raised his hand and straightened his sleeves.
Wang Lingyi smiled and said, "Look at you, you look like a child."
"Shouldn't it be?" Xie Baolin looked at her, and finally he was willing to ask this question, "No matter where I go, I won't be hurt."
Wang Lingyi's expression turned serious, she didn't know what Xie Baolin was thinking.Originally, she always felt that she was the unwelcome one.And Xie Baolin is famous, dignified and precious, how could anyone not like her?But Xie Baolin's words woke her up.
"Feel sorry."
Sorry for realizing this so late.
I'm sorry that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with Xie Baolin, but she didn't know what Xie Baolin was thinking.
Wang Lingyi hugged Xie Baolin, stretched out his hand and patted her on the back gently, like coaxing a child, and said softly: "You come to my place, I love you."
"You love Zheng Yi." Xie Baolin chased after him.
Wang Lingyi: "...I'm being polite."
Xie Baolin got the right words, and broke away from his arms again, put away the smile on the corner of his mouth, and said reservedly: "What are you going to do in the public?"
Wang Lingyi: "..." Is it too late for her to take back her words now?
The two always didn't want to let down the time they met, so they wanted to prolong the time, so Xie Baolin wanted to take Wang Lingyi for a stroll around.
They let He Jiang and Rongxi play, while they wandered around in unpopulated places, hooking their little fingers for a while, and pulling them back and forth for a while. It was a boring game, but they also had a great time playing it.
Wang Lingyi suddenly saw an abandoned bamboo house, stood still, motioned Xie Baolin to look, and asked, "Do you know this place? Why didn't I know this place before?"
"It seems that the emperor's birth mother lived there before." Xie Baolin frowned.
Wang Lingyi thought about it: "Would you like to go and have a look?"
Xie Baolin said: "Not good."
"There's nothing wrong with it." Wang Lingyi was very interested, and Xie Baolin couldn't help her, so he half pushed and left.
The bamboo house is very remote and very quiet, so quiet that the breeze passing through the jungle can be heard clearly.Wang Lingyi looked at the dust on the outside of the bamboo house, and said in a low voice, "This place seems to be really abandoned."
But Xie Baolin saw the knocker on the door, which was spotless.
"Fake." Xie Baolin sneered, "Doesn't the emperor just like to do things for face?"
This time it was Xie Baolin who took the initiative to walk up the steps, reached out to find a clean place and gently opened the door, then pulled back Wang Lingyi's hand, and went in together.Then Xie Baolin closed the door again.
Xie Baolin was right. From the outside, the bamboo house looked abandoned at first glance, but inside it was fully furnished. It was obvious that someone often came here.
"So, the emperor's filial piety to the empress dowager is all pretended?" Wang Lingyi felt a chill running down his back.
Xie Baolin shook his head: "That's not clear. How can we know what kind of emotion he has towards the Queen Mother?"
Wang Lingyi looked at the painting on the wall of the bamboo house, the woman in the painting was very beautiful, and the emperor's eyebrows looked a bit like the woman's, it was almost certain that the woman was the emperor's biological mother.
"The first emperor's heirs were weak, but after all, he would not let a woman of low status raise his child." Xie Baolin said slowly, "The empress at that time raised the current emperor, but when the emperor was a teenager, the empress died of illness."
"It's a pity." Wang Lingyi said.
"Indeed," Xie Baolin agreed, "According to the current Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager at that time was very good."
Wang Lingyi looked at the woman in the painting, and asked again: "Then, what about the emperor's biological mother?"
"Executed by capital punishment." Xie Baolin said softly.
Wang Lingyi was so frightened that he couldn't help taking a step back: "Execution?"
"It's said...the emperor's biological mother was jealous and committed many wrong things, but the old man in the palace has kept his secrets about the truth. Even if he knew, the emperor would have dealt with it. I only know a little bit."
Being able to go to the point of capital punishment shows that the first emperor has no mercy, so how wrong is her mistake?
"Xie Baolin, did you hear footsteps?" Wang Lingyi asked suddenly.
Xie Baolin immediately pulled her to the side of the mahogany box, opened it and saw that it could accommodate two people.Xie Baolin immediately let Wang Lingyi go in first, followed by himself, and then slowly closed the lid.
As soon as he hid in, the door of the bamboo house creaked.
Wang Lingyi's heart beat like a drum, and he didn't dare to let out his breath.Knowing that she was nervous, Xie Baolin squeezed her hand to calm her down.
It was the emperor who entered.
But there was another person accompanying him, this person closed the door, and said in a deep voice: "Yuan Wen has recovered from his injuries and will be able to return to Beijing in a few days."
The emperor's voice was colder than anything they had heard before: "He can't do this well."
Wang Lingyi's heart beat violently suddenly, and she had a faint feeling that what she was about to hear next was something inhumane, more likely not a good thing.
"Your Majesty, Yuan Wen's ability to control water is not as good as Xie Zhen's." This is humane.
The emperor said: "These big aristocratic families restrict me everywhere. I received news yesterday that the iron mines of the Wang family are still mining privately."
The man said nothing more.
When Wang's family was mentioned, Wang Lingyi became more and more nervous.The Wang family has iron mines, and not many people in the family know about it. She is one of them, but the emperor took half of the Wang family's property with excuses.The emperor has never cared about the salt and iron mine, but now it seems that he is planning to take the Wang family into trouble.
Xie Baolin made a decision.She let go of Wang Lingyi's hand, then slowly supported the lid of the box, and lifted it up bit by bit until a shallow gap was exposed.
The emperor seemed to think of something, and asked again: "Is there any change between Mingde and King Qin?"
"I've never been out before." The man continued.
The emperor couldn't help sighing: "This imperial sister of mine, as a daughter, always asks for a lot. Before that, she wanted King Qin to go to Wang Lingyi, and it was just for the wealth of the Wang family. What do you want so much money for? ?” What the emperor can’t say when he is away from home is here
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