"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Faced with Ling Ruo's questioning, Yinzhen lowered his head angrily and said, "I already said it's fine, why do you have to ask?"
His attitude shocked Ling Ruo, and the one who was even more shocked was still behind, when Yinzhen rolled his sleeves and said, "I still have something to do. I'll see you another day."
After that, he strode away. Si Xi quickly followed, leaving Ling Ruo with a puzzled expression. After a while, he came back to his senses and said, "What happened to the emperor? It was when Brother Seventh had an accident.
The palace has never seen the emperor so upset."
Shui Xiu came up and said, "Could it be that the Emperor has thought of Brother Seventh again? After all, this incident has only happened not long ago."
"Maybe." Ling Ruo whispered, but there was always a strange look in his eyes, and his behavior just now was really not like the usual Yinzhen.
Let's say that when Yinzhen left Chengqian Palace, he wanted to go back directly to Yangxin Palace. Unexpectedly, he turned around halfway. Although Sixi felt strange, he didn't dare to ask more questions and just followed closely.
, it was not until Yinzhen stopped that he saw clearly that the place they came from was actually Jingren Palace.
Apart from the concubines Cheng and Ning Guiren who have long since fallen out of favor, the only people living in Jingren Palace are the Shumulu family who have been deposed as common people. What is the emperor doing here?
The young eunuch who was guarding outside Jingren Palace saw Yinzhen with keen eyes, and ran up to Qian, taking three steps at a time and saying, "This slave is paying your respects to the emperor. Good luck to the emperor!"
The little eunuch waited for a while, but he still didn't see Yinzhen shouting. He couldn't help but glance at Yinzhen secretly, and whispered: "I don't know whether the emperor is going to the concubine Cheng or Ning Guiren, so I can go in and inform you."
"No need." Yinzhen took a deep look, turned and left. Shortly after he left, an older palace maid came out and asked the little eunuch: "I seemed to hear you calling me inside just now."
"Your Majesty, is your Majesty here?"
"Yes, but he left just now." The young eunuch's answer made the palace maid stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Did the emperor say anything?"
The young eunuch shook his head and said with a strange look on his face: "No, the emperor didn't say anything. The servant once asked the emperor whether he wanted to see Concubine Cheng or Ning Guiren, but the emperor turned around and left."
This palace maid was from Dai Jia's side, and her name was Caixia. When she went back and followed the instructions, Dai Jia suddenly became anxious, "It's rare for the emperor to come to Jingren Palace, why did he just leave? Caixia, help me quickly.
Get out of the palace."
Caixia quickly said: "Master, the Emperor has already gone far away. Even if you go out now, you will not see the Emperor anymore."
"Leaving?" Dai Jia repeated Caixia's words in despair, and murmured: "The emperor is already here, why did he leave again? It would be better to come in and sit for a while."
"Master, don't be sad. Even if the emperor doesn't come this time, he will always come next time." As soon as Caixia finished speaking, Dai Jiashi shook her hand away hard, and at the same time there was a trace of anger on her face, "I
The palace knows that the emperor is not here to see me or Ning Guiren, but the Shumulu family, but she has been deposed and imprisoned, so the emperor will leave."
Although Caixia also felt that this guess was quite possible, seeing Dai Jia's furious look, she didn't dare to tell the truth. She could only persuade her, "Master, stop guessing. Maybe the emperor has already forgotten about Shu Mulu."
, I don’t even remember the name…”
"Impossible!" Dai Jiashi interrupted her excitedly, "If it weren't for the Shumulu family, how could the emperor suddenly come over and leave without even entering? Damn it, what is so good about this Shumulu family?
The emperor was so fascinated that she was the one who strangled the seventh elder brother to death, but the emperor was reluctant to kill her!"
Speaking of the latter part, Dai Jia's entire face was distorted. For a woman who has fallen out of favor, the thing she hates most is seeing someone else gain favor, especially when that person caused her to be scolded by Yinzhen.
"Master, the emperor has deposed her as a commoner. She will never step out of Shuiyixuan again. You really don't need to be angry for her anymore. It's not worth it." Caixia's persuasion finally made Dai Jia gradually calm down.
, but the anger in her chest could not be extinguished, "Caixia, after the Shumulu family was deposed, where did the palace people around her go?"
Caixia was surprised that Dai Jia was suddenly concerned about this matter, so she replied: "I heard that other palace ladies had gone to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make arrangements, but the palace maid named Ruliu volunteered to accompany Shu Mulu to confinement in Shuiyixuan.
, I don’t want to leave no matter what.”
A sneer appeared on Dai Jia's lips. Of course she knew this Ruliu, and she still had a deep impression. He was sharp-tongued and well-spoken. Like the Yushan who died before, she was the most powerful palace servant around Shu Mulu.
: "Go, bring Ruliu here, and tell her that I don't want to see her spend her whole life in confinement with a useless person, so I helped her find a good way out."
Caixia said hesitantly: "Master, Shuiyixuan has been locked up. If I go over now, wouldn't it be against the order?"
Dai Jiashi glanced at her and said, "Are you scared?"
Caixia said cleverly: "This slave has only one life to live. What is there to be afraid of? At most, it is just a loss of life. I am afraid that I will harm my master."
"Okay, don't say nice things here. Think about it carefully, what is Shumulu's status now? How can a commoner still be qualified to command the palace people? I asked you to bring Ruliu out, and you are also acting in compliance with the order.
That’s all, how can you resist the imperial edict?”
Dai Jia's words made Caixia suddenly enlightened. She smiled and leaned over and said, "I understand, I will go over right now."
"Wait a minute." Dai Jia smiled sinisterly and said: "Shu Mulu has a very good relationship with that palace maid. She will definitely be reluctant to let you take her away and will come after you. If you can lure her away from Shui Yixuan, then the final
It couldn't be better."
"Master is saying..." Looking at Dai Jia's somewhat ferocious face under the candlelight, Caixia gradually came to her senses and blurted out: "Are you trying to lure Shu Mulu to resist the decree?"
Dai Jiashi nodded and said: "Yes, as long as she resists the decree and steps out of Shuiyixuan, her skin will peel off even if she doesn't die." How can a woman who can survive in the harem not have some tricks?
"I understand that I will definitely try my best to induce Shu Mulu to make a mistake." After agreeing, Caixia called a few eunuchs, held a palace lantern and came to Shuiyixuan. It was pitch dark here, with only a little candlelight coming from the innermost part.
, with the help of the palace lantern in her hand, Caixia walked along and saw that the flowers and plants in the courtyard were in dilapidated condition because no one had taken care of them. Some flowers withered early, leaving only a pile of stems and leaves.
In the room, Ru Liu was holding a bowl of cold rice and urging Mr. Shumulu to eat some. There was also a bowl of pickled radish on the table. Such a meal was simply worse than that of a palace maid. For Mr. Shumulu who had been accustomed to fine clothes and fine food,
To me, it was almost the same as pig food, so I lost my appetite after only eating two chopsticks.