Chapter 109 The emperor is angry for the air
Ling Xiao suddenly made trouble. Huiji's back stiffened. He immediately turned around and knelt in front of her. He said stubbornly in fear, "Lord Jieyu, please forgive me. I don't know where the maidservant has made you unhappy. If Jieyu wants to deal with the maidservant, I have nothing to say, but this crime of bullying the king is terrible."
Originally, the others stood in twos and threes, waiting to pick up Ju and continue. Later, when he saw Huiji's behavior, there was nothing he didn't understand. He despised in his heart and waited to watch the fun. At this moment, I saw Ling Xiao reprimanding. Although she was puzzled, she was eager for the maid of honor to learn a lesson, so as not to be the second Xu Erniang in the future.
Only the medicine concubine shouted that she was not good. Originally, when Huiji came over, she felt that there was something wrong. Now when it comes to tea and so on, she finally knows that she is afraid that Ling Xiao is going to take advantage of the attack. I know it's not so easy to get through, but it's not so easy to take her handle! The medicine concubine's eyes darkened and seemed to be unintentional, but in fact, she paid close attention to Ling Xiao.
"Don't you admit it?" Ling Xiao opened his eyes wide, as if he believed that someone would lie with his eyes open.
Feng Yuqi frowned. He knew that Ling Xiao would never embarrass others for no reason and asked, "What's going on?"
Ling Xiao turned his head and replied with anger, "Your Majesty, this maid is lying. There is no tea in the bamboo house over there, but she doesn't know what her intention is."
Seeing that the emperor's face began to look bad, Huiji hurriedly argued, "The tea in the bamboo house is regularly checked. If there is no accident, there will be no water."
"Oh?" Hearing what she said, Ling Xiao's expression became strange in an instant.
Ling Yuechan's face turned pale in an instant, and she scolded Huiji's stupidity in her heart. Naturally, these were also seen by the medicine concubine. She quietly approached Ling Yuechan for a few steps, implying that she was calm.
"Since Huiji is so sure, why did you say that there was not a drop of water in it when I was thirsty before?" Ling Xiao asked her.
In fact, Huiji has just finished speaking and has already remembered that Ling Yuechan has used "no tea" as an excuse. It is obviously inappropriate for her to say so at this time! Just as she was about to say something to make up for it, when she heard Ling Xiao questioning her like this, she subconsciously wanted to refute. That was obviously not what she said.
"You bitch! It is obviously defiant of Ling Jieyu. My emperor, this maidservant is unin the eye. It must be severely punished!" Ling Yuechan was worried that Huiji would say something about herself. She blurted out and cut off her words.
At this time, Huiji was shocked and looked at Ling Yuechan in a daze. Originally, she didn't really want to say it. After all, it had to involve what had happened before, and once the flaws were revealed, none of them could run away. Therefore, although she didn't understand why Ling Jieyu would talk nonsense, she had to bear it herself. However, at this time of progress and retreat, she didn't think about how to deal with it for a moment.
Unexpectedly, Ling Yuechan sold her first, and even wanted to push her out! Are they trying to shut up? Thinking of this, Huiji became more and more panicked, and then deep anger surged up. She risked her life to work for them, and now she still wants to kill people and let her be a scapegoat!
In this case, why should she bear the charge of bullying the king in vain in order to help them? Just as she was about to open her mouth, the voice of the medicine concubine came from her ear.
"Miss Ling, I think that this maid may not despise Ling Jieyu, let alone dare to deceive the emperor. There must be some misunderstanding among them." The voice of the medicine concubine is heard, which is really like a spring breeze.
Especially Huiji, it seems that the Empress Yaofei didn't plan that, but Ling Yuechan made her own decision. In this way, there is no need to tear everyone's nets. After all, she is also an accomplice. Moreover, after listening to the words of the medicine concubine, she vaguely gave Huiji a hint. She quickly replied, "What the medicine concubine said is exactly what the emperor, the little master of Jieyu. I really didn't despise Ling Jieyu, and I didn't dare to deceive the emperor."
"There is tea in the bamboo house, otherwise I wouldn't dare to tell lies with my eyes open, otherwise won't it be exposed in a moment? The reason why Ling Jieyu asked the maidservant, the maidservant answered no. It was that there was an accident at that time, and the maidservant panicked for a moment and answered wrong. Huiji replied like this.
Anyway, there is a strange bodyguard in Shanglinyuan. Everyone sees it, and it can't be concealed. It's better to use it as an excuse. Anyway, as long as you don't lead Ling Jieyu, you won't offend her again, and you won't expose the original plan. At most, one bodyguard will die.
At the same time, Huiji also wants to cause trouble. After all, his words are a little far-fetched. If he wants to distract the emperor's attention, he can only say something more important. So, she pretended to be panicked and said, "At that time, I don't know why there was a guard of Zhenshun Gate in Shanglin Garden."
"The bodyguard, Zhenshunmen..." Sure enough, when the emperor heard it, his eyes darkened in an instant. Obviously, he was really angry, and at the same time, he did divert the focus of attention.
Huiji's heart was relieved, but in a blink of an eye, he saw the dark color of the medicine concubine, and there was some joy in Ling Yuechan's eyes. Huiji's original relaxed spirit suddenly became stiff again, and he always felt that today's things would be difficult to do well.
"Sister, if I had known, my sister couldn't even leave you for a step. How could I let you change clothes alone in the house! It's such a coincidence that I caught up with such a madman. Fortunately, my sister was fine, otherwise my sister would be really restless. Ling Yuechan came out at the right time to express her true feelings. She understood with satisfaction that the emperor's face was getting worse and worse, and she was secretly happy.
"Qing Wu, why didn't you accompany Jieyu at that time?" But he didn't expect that the emperor did not question Ling Xiao, but more like caring, and asked about the maid beside her. Moreover, it's just a lowly maidservant beside the low-class concubine. The emperor can actually remember the name! Ling Yuechan gritted her teeth.
Qingwu was already guilty. At this moment, when he heard Feng Yuqi's question, he immediately fell to his knees. Yingying wanted to cry and choked and said, "Your Majesty, little master, I deserve to die. I have never followed the little master for a moment, and I almost put the little master in danger."
Ling Xiao never asked her, and said at this moment, "Qingwu, I know you are not such a thoughtless person. There must be a reason for this. Please feel free to say it."
Qingwu took a look at the medicine concubine and continued to reply, "Thank you for your understanding. Indeed, it was indeed an accident. Just before the lady's clothes were stained, the maidservant accidentally spilled the tea in her hand on Miss Caizhi, Miss Caizhi..."
"Your Majesty, I didn't mean it!" Before Qingwu finished speaking, a maid beside the medicine concubine suddenly knelt down and defended loudly.
"What happened later?" Feng Yuqi didn't look at her, but continued to ask.
"The maidservant lost money to Miss Caizhi, but Miss Caizhi must accompany her back to the palace to change her clothes. Although the maidservant is not worried about the little master, Miss Caizhi must be like this. The maidservant is wrong first, and it is not good to be too tough. Thinking about it, there are so many little masters around the little master, and the medicine concubine here. It should be fine, so..." Qingwu said, his voice was getting lower and lower, and his face was full of shame and anger, and his head was eager to be buried under the ground.
Caizhi looked unwilling and wanted to refute, but she didn't know what to refute. On the contrary, the medicine concubine scolded, "Caizhi, why don't you apologize to Ling Jieyu? A piece of clothing is actually worth your hard work. You specially go back to the palace to get a new one! He also forced Ling Jieyu's personal maidservant.
This words sound like a profound sense of righteousness, teaching the subordinates around them, but in fact, there is a hidden meaning of Lingxiao in it. Previously, didn't she also stir up the public for a piece of clothes? If there is anything, it is also self-stained. But they completely ignored that Ling Xiao did not want to go at that time, but they "admonished" in every way!
Caizhi listened to the reprimand and seemed to sincerely apologize to Ling Xiao and Qing Wu and ask for forgiveness. Naturally, Ling Xiao would not argue with her, but just took a look at the wind.
"Your Majesty, after Huiji accidentally saw the bodyguard at that time, he immediately came to report to my concubine, who had already interrogated me." The medicine concubine hesitated for a moment and took the initiative to say, "That man is a newcomer, but he is going the wrong way. Fortunately, he is in the Shanglin Garden, and he did not offend a sister in the palace."
Ling Xiao naturally understood what she meant. Unlike Ling Yuechan's stubbornness, the medicine concubine didn't think about anything at this moment. She just wanted to let this matter pass quickly. That's why she took the initiative to mention it and said that she had been interrogated and wanted to pass it simply in one sentence.
Although the medicine concubine is nervous, she always feels that nothing big has happened in her heart. What's more, the emperor has always been generous and treats her with a little sincerity. If she encounters such a thing before, she won't say much. However, today, Feng Yuqi's performance was completely beyond her expectation.
"Liu Quan, pass the order to remove Zhao Hong from the position of bodyguard and let him go home. He can't even guard the door. How can I expect him to protect my safety?" Feng Yuqi said with no expression on his face, which was completely different from the previous gentleness. "As for the unruly bodyguard, let's die."
"Your Majesty!" The medicine concubine knew that today's matter would definitely make the emperor suspicious, but the worst plan was just to punish the bodyguard who "mistakenly broke into the harem". Unexpectedly, she would be killed directly. What's more, it was also involved in Zhao Hong and directly dismissed?! That's...wait, is it...
"What's the matter, Yaofei? Are you dissatisfied with the way I deal with it?" Feng Yuqi asked with a smile.
The medicine concubine was stunned in an instant and said quickly, "I dare not!"
No matter how stupid Ling Yuechan is, she can see how much the emperor cares about her sister at this moment. Today's event is completely ruined. They even stole chickens and rice, and even the medicine concubine was reprimanded. Fortunately, she was not implicated. Now I am both hateful and happy. Hate, I can't compare with myself. What's the joy is that as Ling Xiao's sister, I'm afraid she can get a lot of faces in front of the emperor.
Ling Xiao just watched quietly. From the beginning, Huiji was provocative. Later, she didn't say a word, but it turned out to make her very satisfied and out of anger. 1
Although on the surface, it seems that the medicine concubine has not been punished, in fact, it has been a very heavy beating for her, especially involving the power and interests of the court.