Concubine Cheng was a little disappointed when she learned that Caixia had not lured Shumulu out of Shuiyixuan. However, after learning that Caixia forced Shumulu to learn how to bark like a dog, she felt better and said: "It's a pity that I couldn't see her learn how to bark with my own eyes."
Like a dog barking."
Caixia flattered her and said, "Shu Mulu is in Jingren Palace. Master, are you afraid that you won't have a chance to see her?"
"That's right." Dai Jiashi put down her hand and took a few sips of the ginseng soup. She glanced at Ruliu who was kneeling on the ground. She had already thought of how to deal with this girl just now, and waved: "
Take her down and lock her up, and arrange for her to be a purifier after dawn tomorrow."
Dai Jiashi never expected that the arrangement she made to humiliate Ruliu made Liu worried. The little eunuch she sent to Shuiyixuan to send a message to send Shumulu away was found from the Jing army.
, if Ru Liu saw it and stabbed her in front of Yinzhen, she would be in big trouble.
After much thought, Mrs. Liu found that there was no other way except to silence her. Originally, killing Ruliu was the most direct option, but Mrs. Liu was not sure whether Yinzhen had forgotten the Shumulu family.
One... Ms. Liu didn't dare to think about it. It took a lot of effort for her to achieve her current status, and she absolutely couldn't afford to lose. Otherwise, she wouldn't have endured until now.
Under Liu's arrangement, the young eunuch was thrown into a cesspit while cleaning the toilet area in the middle of the night. He was not discovered until the next day. The people who found him thought he had accidentally fallen in and drowned.
He didn't think deeply about it at all. Although Ru Liu found out that this little eunuch was the one who came to pretend to convey Concubine Xi's will, but everyone was dead and there was no use for anything.
In the palace, the death of a lowly eunuch never caused any trouble, and this time was no exception, not even a little bit of trouble.
On the afternoon of April 19th, Ling Ruo brought Shui Xiu and Mo Er to the Yangxin Hall. Si Xi stood guard at the door. When she saw Ling Ruo coming, she hurriedly greeted her.
Ling Ruo nodded and said: "Eunuch Xi, please inform me on my behalf to see if the emperor is free to see me now."
Since that night, Yinzhen has never been to Chengqian Palace, and every time Lingruo came, he often couldn't say a few words. Yinzhen said that he was very busy and ordered Lingruo to leave first, and he often showed impatience.
Compared with before, he looked like a completely different person.
Regarding Ling Ruo's words, Si Xi rubbed his hands in embarrassment. Seeing this, Ling Ruo said harmoniously: "If you have anything to say, Eunuch Xi, just say it."
Si Xi sighed heavily and said: "To be honest with you, the emperor told his servants as soon as he came back from the court that he would not see anyone coming today, not even your concubine..."
Ling Ruo was surprised and asked: "Is there anything that has upset the emperor recently?"
Si Xi shook his head and said: "No, nothing major has happened in the court recently. Everything is the same as before, but the emperor seems to be in a bad mood."
Mo'er interjected at the side: "This is strange. There is nothing going on in court and nothing in the harem. What else does the emperor have to be upset about? He even doesn't even see our master. This has never happened before."
Si Xi glanced around and whispered: "I feel strange too. I am not afraid to tell the truth to you. Your Majesty's temper has been bad recently. Both I and Su Peisheng have been reprimanded many times."
Ling Ruo nodded and said: "Eunuch Xi, you are someone close to the emperor. Do you really have no idea why the emperor behaves like this?"
"This slave..." Si Xi was about to say that he didn't know, but suddenly he remembered something and stopped his voice. Could it be that... the emperor was unhappy because of that incident?
Ling Ruo stared at Si Xi and said, "What did Eunuch Xi think of?"
Si Xi came back to his senses and quickly shook his head and said: "No, it's nothing." Without waiting for Ling Ruo to speak, he added: "By the way, I remembered that the emperor will drink bird's nest later, so I have to go to the imperial kitchen to see the stew.
Are you ready? I'll excuse you and leave first." After saying that, he left in a hurry, even forgetting to hit Qian.
After Si Xi walked away, Shui Xiu said: "Master, seeing how Eunuch Xi looks like this, it is obvious that he is hiding something from you."
Ling Ruo looked at Si Xi's hurried away figure and said indifferently: "I know, but he refuses to tell me, and I can't do anything to him. Let's go back to the palace."
Shui Xiu nodded, and while helping Ling Ruo go back, she couldn't help but said: "The emperor managed to see the master a few times before, but now he has not even seen him. Fortunately, the master has been so worried about the emperor, fearing that he is holding back something in his heart.
I really don’t know what the emperor is thinking.”
Ling Ruo glanced at her sympathetically, half-smiling but not smiling: "Are you complaining about the emperor?"
Shui Xiu puffed up her cheeks and said reluctantly: "I don't dare, I just feel it's not worth it for my master."
"There's nothing bad or not worth it. Everyone is unhappy sometimes. Just get through this period and you'll be fine." Seeing that Shuixiu still looked the same, he reached out and poked her on the cheek, and said with a smile: "Looking at you like this, you're good.
You're even happier than I am, okay, don't think so much, I'll invite Mr. Tong to come over and play chess to relieve your boredom."
"Yes." Shui Xiu rubbed her cheek and said, "If only Mr. Xi was willing to say it just now, we wouldn't have to guess here."
Neither Ling Ruo nor Shui Xiu noticed that Mo'er had been silently listening to their words from behind. After returning to Chengqian Palace, she sneaked out again while Ling Ruo wasn't paying attention and returned to Yangxin Palace.
, Si Xi just came out of it, and couldn't help but be stunned when she saw Mo'er, "Why are you back again, where is Concubine Xi?"
Mo'er looked at him and said, "Your Majesty is not here. I came here on my own. I have something to ask you."
Sixi glanced left and right, and took advantage of the fact that there was no one around, and pulled Mo'er into a corner. Except for Ling Ruo and others, the matter between them was not known to everyone, so as not to get into trouble, "What's wrong? What's wrong?
You need to ask me specifically at this time, as you know I'm on an errand."
Mo'er got straight to the point: "Let me ask you, did you hide something from my master just now?"
Si Xi looked away uncomfortably, "When did I hide this from Concubine Xi? Don't lie."
"If it's nonsense, why don't you dare to look at me?" Mo'er walked around to where his eyes were and asked: "Master has always treated you well, why do you just refuse to tell me." Seeing that Sixi still refused to answer, she
Somewhat angrily: "I'll ask you again, why don't you say anything?"
Sixi was confused by her questioning and didn't know how to answer. After a long while, she said: "In short, I really don't know anything, so don't ask anymore."
Mo'er didn't expect that after asking for so long, he would give such an answer. She was so angry that she turned around and walked away. After walking a few steps, she stopped and said angrily: "You like to hide things so much, then don't come back to talk to her again."