"Mother, what's wrong, Her Royal Highness is in the side hall with a man..." Although her voice was neither too loud nor too soft, it was enough for people who were close to hear her clearly. Because Grandma Yan did not tell the story.
After all, only half of it is said, which makes people think even more.
Concubine Yuan Huang pretended to be shocked and said quickly: "Who is talking nonsense? I won't believe it. I will handle the matter personally."
"What's wrong with Xin'er?" the emperor murmured.
"Back to Your Majesty, I just heard that Princess Jingruo was missing, so I sent people to look for her, but I heard that she was having a tryst with someone in the side hall. I thought someone was spreading rumors, so I went to deal with it myself." Emperor Yuan
The imperial concubine said anxiously.
"What! I'm going with you." Although the emperor drank wine, he sobered up after being frightened like this.
"Yes." Concubine Yuanhuang and the emperor hurried to the side hall, but the movement inside still did not stop. Feng Mingye and Murong Xi were hiding on the roof, and they heard Murong Xi say: "This incense contains
How much material has been consumed, and it hasn’t stopped even now.”
Feng Mingye has a black line on his head, can this girl not discuss such issues with him?
The emperor and Concubine Yuanhuang heard the sound inside, and Concubine Yuanhuang lowered her head and smiled. Today's hairpin ceremony was really lively.
The emperor was so angry that he kicked the door open with a bang.
Once inside, the smell of incense filled the air. "Open the window quickly!"
As soon as the window was opened and fresh air poured in, the young man inside seemed to wake up a little.
After seeing the emperor, he was so frightened that he rolled under the bed and knelt down in front of the emperor.
The woman on the bed was wrapped in a quilt, and her face could not be seen clearly.
"Uh? He is actually the son of the Minister of Rites, He Zhian. How brave are you to cause trouble in the palace here!" The emperor said angrily.
"Your Majesty, it's Your Highness the Princess. She told Cao Min that she admired Cao Min during the last palace banquet. Cao Min knew he was not worthy of Her Highness the Princess, but Her Highness the Princess said she didn't care... So Cao Min couldn't control it for a moment. Cao Min knew his guilt."
He Zhian knelt on the ground and said not daring to move.
"Your Majesty, why don't you ask Xi'er like this? If this matter is true, it would be better to make things happen for both of her. Now that the matter has come to this, there can't be any more trouble?" Concubine Yuanhuang pretended to be a good wife and mother, and asked her to
People are nauseated.
I only heard a hearty voice, and asked with a smile: "Father, Emperor and Concubine Yuan Mu, what do you need to ask Xi'er about?"
"Xier, you... are okay, okay." The emperor was relieved, now that the woman on the bed was no longer Xi'er.
Concubine Yuan Huang froze looking at the smile on Murong Xi's face. What's going on? Shouldn't Murong Xi be on the bed now? How could he be standing here? It's a pity that she couldn't ask all the questions she had.
So, she pretended to be relieved, looked at Xi'er and said happily: "It turns out it's not Xi'er inside, that's good."
"What happened? Just now I felt that the main hall was too boring, so I went out for a walk. But who knew that I was not familiar with the palace and couldn't figure out the direction. As a result, I met Her Highness Pluto and asked her to take me to the main hall.
I was walking in the direction, but I saw people here. I didn't know what was going on, so I came over to have a look. Also, Concubine Yuan Mu, why did you say Xi'er was inside?" Murong Xi asked doubtfully.
"Your Highness, the person who was with the grassroots just now was obviously you, why are you here?" He Zhian was also very confused. Princess Mingming just came in.
Next, Her Royal Highness the Princess sent a note to him today, asking her to wait for her here. How could it be, how could Her Royal Highness the Princess appear outside? So, who was the woman who was with him just now?
"Who are you? Why are you kneeling here dressed like this?" Murong Xi asked in disgust.
"Xi'er, Mr. He just said that you admired him, so..." Imperial Concubine Yuan Huang said half of the story.
"Xi'er doesn't even know who he is, how can I fall in love with him? Why do you slander me? How can I fall in love with you?" Murong Xi asked angrily.
"Your Highness Princess, how come you don't admit it in the blink of an eye? You said that the common people are handsome and extraordinary. From the day of the palace banquet, you have never forgotten the common people." He Zhian opened his mouth and seemed to have memorized the lines eight hundred times.
.
"It's full of nonsense!" the emperor said angrily, glaring at him.
"Haha, father, please don't be angry. You said that I said you are handsome? Well, what is your name? Can you tell me who is more beautiful, him or His Highness Pluto?" Murong Xi asked, pointing to the maid on the side.
"Go back to Your Highness Princess, slave Zhilan. I think Her Highness Pluto is naturally more beautiful." Zhilan said truthfully.
"He Zhian, you heard me. If I have someone I admire, it is normal for me to admire His Highness Pluto. How could I fall in love with you? Are you too confident?" Murong Xi asked with a smile.
"Your Highness, you won't wait for an opportunity to retaliate against the grassroots because the grassroots were vacillating at the beginning. It's a lie to seduce the grassroots, but it's true that you deceive the grasshoppers into the side hall. After the grassroots entered the side hall, they felt something was wrong, wouldn't you?
Is there something wrong with the incense? Did you arrange the woman inside?" The young master of the He family has been doing nothing all day long, which is extremely absurd, and he speaks without any scruples.
"I don't know you at all, why should I take revenge on you?" Murong Xi sneered.
"you……"
"Wake that woman up, I want to see who it is." The emperor said coldly.
"Yes." After the two maids went in, they woke up the maid, put on their clothes and dragged her out.
"Tell me, which palace are you from, and what happened?" the emperor asked expressionlessly.
"I am the maid of Feiyun Palace. I don't know what happened. I only remember that I was knocked unconscious when I was carrying my things and preparing to go back to the main hall. It was just when I woke up." The maid did not dare to say anything.
"Father, the son of a small minister of rites actually dares to openly talk nonsense. This matter must not be simple. I just returned to the palace, and something like this happened. I..." Murong Xi looked at her with red eyes.
By Murong Yu.
"Come here, He Zhian slandered the princess and took him to prison. First, hand over this maid to..." the emperor ordered.
"Your Majesty, tonight's banquet is hosted by my concubine. It is my concubine's dereliction of duty that something like this happened. How about leaving it to me for interrogation? I will make her speak." Concubine Yuan Huang was afraid that the emperor would personally interrogate her.
There is no guarantee whether the palace maid will betray her.
The emperor turned back to look at Murong Xi, then thought for a while and said, "Xin'er, don't blame yourself, this matter has nothing to do with you. This palace maid is very suspicious, and she has also been taken into prison to await interrogation."
"Your Majesty..." Imperial Concubine Yuanhuang timidly called to the Emperor and stopped talking.
However, she looked at the palace maid fiercely, and the palace maid just raised her head and looked at Concubine Yuan Huang. Concubine Yuan Huang seemed to be threatening her, so that's fine.
, it would be good if she could save the family if she died. The palace maid was dragged away like this, and the Yuanhuang Imperial Concubine said nothing more.
"Father, I have to leave first." Murong Xi turned around and returned to the main hall to greet Su'er, and then returned to Ningxi Hall with Mo'er and Linglong.
When they returned to Ningxi Hall, Murong Qian was sitting in the hall.
"Why are you here?" Murong Xi asked.
"I heard that you admire Young Master He, and my mother asked me to confirm whether it is true." Murong Qian looked Murong Xi up and down, and then felt relieved after making sure that she was intact.
"The news spreads very quickly." Murong Xi said calmly.
"You also said that you scared your mother." Murong Qian replied.
"This happened so suddenly that I didn't have time to tell you, so I had to resort to tricks." Murong Xi said innocently after sitting down.
"It's good that you're okay. I see that the palace is like a dragon's pool and a tiger's den compared to before. You have to be more careful." Murong Qian said worriedly. Murong Xi had only returned to the palace for a few days, and such a big thing happened.
"Just now I was afraid that my mother would be worried, so I said hello before leaving," Murong Xi said.
"Well, I'll leave first." Murong Qian left Ning Xi Palace.
"Miss, this must have been prepared by Imperial Concubine Yuan Huang," Mo'er said angrily.
"Well, it seems that we need to speed up our pace. Otherwise, if her plan fails, there will be another one." Murong Xi said calmly.
"Your Highness, are you in there?" Aunt Yu asked anxiously.
"Aunt Yu, come in." Murong Xi knew that Aunt Yu must be very worried about her.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay." Aunt Yu looked at Murong Xi up and down and said with a sigh of relief.
"Auntie, Xi'er is fine." Murong Xi smiled and said. Seeing Aunt Yu who really cared about her, Murong Xi felt warm in her heart.
"Now it has been spread throughout the palace that you admire the young master of the He family. However, the young master of the He family felt that he was not worthy of you and rejected you. Then you deceived him into the side hall to take revenge on him." Aunt Yu was very happy.
He said angrily.
"Haha, it seems that Imperial Concubine Yuan Huang really gave me a great gift. Even if the person in the side hall is not me, she will try her best to throw dirty water on me." Murong Xi said with a sneer.
"What should the princess do now?" Aunt Yu asked.
"Aunt Jade, those who are clean will be clean themselves. Don't worry, I will find a way." Murong Xi said.
Although the palace maid has been imprisoned, there is no guarantee that she can tell the truth. If Imperial Concubine Yuan Huang threatened her, she would naturally lie in order to protect her family. If she wanted to find out the truth of the matter, she would have to start with He Zhian.
How to contact He Zhian?
At night, when Murong Xi was preparing to go to bed, His Highness Pluto appeared in the inner room again.
Just listen to him say: "Don't worry, Xi'er. The emperor originally didn't want to make the matter bigger, for fear of affecting your reputation. However, he didn't expect that the rumors in the palace became more and more unreliable. Therefore, the emperor sent me to investigate this matter.
thing."
"Bullshit, you read it from beginning to end. Don't you know exactly what happened? Is there anything else to investigate?" Murong Xi rolled his eyes and said.
To be honest, she had been tired all day and wanted to have a good sleep. Who knew that this haunting guy would come again.
