Zhu Yong responded and turned around to tell Wei Jingxuan, "After entering, don't raise your head or look around without the Queen's instructions. Otherwise, you will be in trouble. Don't blame us for not reminding you."
Wei Jingxuan nodded nervously and followed Zhu Yong into the palace paved with gold bricks. Zhu Yong walked softly into the palace and said respectfully: "Master, I have brought you here."
"Yes." A woman's soft response sounded in the hall, and then Wei Jingxuan felt like she was being watched. Before she could react, a woman's voice came to her ears again, "The moxa leaf in my lapel is
Did you embroider it?"
Although Su Shi had carefully taught her all the words to deal with these days, and she had reviewed them in her mind more than once, but facing the current empress for the first time, Wei Jingxuan was still nervous and stiff, not knowing what to do.
It wasn't until Zhu Yong urged him that he came back to his senses, knelt down and said, "Slave, please see the Queen. She is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."
Mingyu looked at the nervous palace maid who didn't know how to move her hands and feet and said, "Answer what I said."
Wei Jingxuan quickly replied: "What I said to you was embroidered by my slave."
"Why do you want to embroider moxa leaves? Do you know that it is a capital offense to tamper with my clothes?" Facing Mingyu's question, Wei Jingxuan tried to calm down and answered according to what Su had taught her, "I know the crime, but I am so
I did it to pray for my queen and ask her to forgive me."
Mingyu asked curiously: "Pray for me? Where do you start talking about this?"
"Back to the empress, when I was at home, my mother told my slave that mugwort leaves have the effect of restraining evil poisons and dispelling evil spirits. If you embroider them on your clothes, you can accumulate blessings and help people overcome difficulties."
Mingyu murmured and repeated Wei Jingxuan's words, "Raise your head and look at me."
Wei Jingxuan agreed and carefully raised her eyes to look at the figure sitting in the red sandalwood chair. When their eyes met, Mingyu said: "Do you think I am in trouble now?"
Wei Jingxuan bit her lower lip lightly and said: "My slave... when I went to other palaces to deliver things, I heard the palace servants there mentioned what happened in the palace. I know that your Majesty..." She did not dare to continue and turned to
And said: "Slave
Although I have never met the empress, I have always heard her kindness. Now that something like this happened, I am very worried about the empress and don’t know what to do, so I boldly embroidered mugwort leaves on the lapel of the empress’s clothes to pray for the empress.”
Mingyu took a deep breath and said coldly: "What did they say?"
"Your Majesty, you don't have to pay attention to what they say. I believe that everything I do is for the sake of the Qing Dynasty and the good of the Emperor. As time goes by, the Emperor will definitely understand your painstaking efforts."
Mingyu's face softened slightly and she said, "You girl knows how to comfort people. What's your name and how old are you this year?"
Wei Jingxuan replied as she was told: "To express my gratitude to you, my name is Wei Jingxuan, and I am thirteen this year."
"Wei Jingxuan...well, it's a good name." After saying this, Mingyu said warmly: "Since you have good intentions, I won't pursue you this time. Please step aside."
Wei Jingxuan's face was full of gratitude and she said: "Your Majesty is kind, slave... I don't know how to repay you."
Looking at that childish face, Mingyu smiled slightly and said: "Didn't you say that mugwort leaves can accumulate blessings? Then embroider a few more mugwort leaves for me so that I can get out of trouble as soon as possible."
Wei Jingxuan gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty, could you please let me say one more word?" After getting Mingyu's consent, she said, "My Majesty, why not... just agree to the marriage between Master Fu and Miss A Luo."
Mingyu's expression immediately changed, and his eyes when looking at Wei Jingxuan became unkind, and he said coldly: "How much money did Concubine Xian give you to risk being punished by me to speak for her?"
Wei Jingxuan looked confused and said: "Concubine Xian? This slave has never seen Concubine Xian?"
Mingyu snorted coldly and said: "If you haven't seen her before, why do you want to help her? Listening to what you said before, I thought you really wanted to pray for me, but it turned out not to be the case. It took a big circle, but in fact it was.
I want to ask for grace on behalf of A Luo and the others. A little palace maid dares to be so arrogant in front of me. It’s really abominable. Someone, please drag her down and punish her with ten sticks!"
Wei Jingxuan hurriedly kowtowed and said, "I have been wronged. I don't know Concubine Xian and A Luo, and I have never interceded for them. I said that this place is all for the good of the empress."
Mingyu ignored her and said to Zhu Yong: "What are you doing here? Why don't you drag it down quickly?" She hated Xianyue so much that anything related to it would make her angry, not to mention that Wei Jingxuan was taking Xia's place at the moment.
Yue spoke.
Wei Jingxuan struggled while saying: "My Lady, I am really unjust. Please listen to what I have to say. If you still feel that I am at fault, don't say that I will punish you with ten sticks. Even if I kill you with a stick, I will never do anything."
Two words."
Mingyu hesitated for a moment, waved his hand for Zhu Quan to let go, and said coldly: "If you have anything to say, just tell me."
Wei Jingxuan did not dare to neglect, and knelt down and said eagerly: "The reason why the empress and the emperor are not getting along is because of this incident. If the empress refuses to back down, it will not only affect the relationship between you and the emperor, but also give Concubine Xian an opportunity to take advantage of it."
The opportunity taken in vain is really more lost than gained."
Mingyu knew that Wei Jingxuan was telling the truth, but she really couldn't swallow this breath and said coldly: "No matter who it is, and no matter what that person says, I will never let A Luo marry Fu Heng and let Fu Heng suffer."
Her control."
"I understand your feelings. You can agree first and then find excuses to wait for a few years before letting them get married. Think about it, a few years is enough for a lot of things to happen. Maybe by that time, Master Fu will no longer be here."
I like A Luo, or..." Her eyes flashed slightly and she said, "A Luo died of illness."
Wei Jingxuan's words undoubtedly opened a window for Mingyu, making her feel suddenly enlightened and her expression gradually calmed down.
Seeing that Mingyu had listened, Wei Jingxuan quickly continued: "My Majesty, the most important thing for you now is to rebuild the old relationship with the Emperor, and don't let Concubine Xian continue to be proud. To be honest, Madam, even Xin Zheku, where the servants are, is now treating you and Xian
The concubine’s attitude has changed.”
Mingyu snorted softly and said, "What kind of transformation?"
Wei Jingxuan whispered: "In the past, when I brought you clothes, Grandma Song always asked the slaves to wash Concubine Xian's clothes first, but during this time, Grandma Song asked the slaves to wash Concubine Xian's clothes first, and every time
She has to inspect it herself every time it is washed. On the other hand, your clothes are..." Seeing Mingyu's face darkening, she hurriedly kowtowed and said, "It's my fault, I shouldn't say this, I deserve to die!"
A trace of gloom flashed across Mingyu's eyes, and she said, "Okay, you can go back."
Wei Jingxuan was stunned and opened her mouth to say something, but no sound came out. She kowtowed to Mingyu and left Kunning Palace.