"I'm fine, I'll just go back and have a rest later." After a pause, she added, "It's getting late, I'll help you get up."
Hong Li nodded, sat up with her hand, rubbed his forehead and said, "I haven't drunk so much wine for a long time. Fortunately, you massaged me, otherwise I would still have a headache and couldn't get up."
Sixi came in with a copper basin, and Xianyue twisted the towel and handed it to Hongli, saying: "The emperor is never greedy for drinks, why did he drink so much this time?"
Hongli hesitated for a moment, then took the face towel as if nothing had happened and said: "Jiangnan rice wine has a long aftertaste and has always been famous. I drank a few more glasses without knowing it. Who knew it would have such great stamina." After that, he remembered Xianyue just now.
In one sentence, he said somewhat uneasily: "Did I say anything when I was drunk?"
Xianyue's eyes flashed slightly and she said: "Yes, the emperor said a lot, and he even recognized his concubine as the queen."
Hongli was shaken, and the towel he had not yet wiped his face fell from his hands. Without looking, he stood up and walked to Xianyue, grabbed her shoulders and said nervously: "Do I recognize you as the queen? I said
What?"
Hongli's appearance made Xianyue more and more certain that he was hiding something from her, and she immediately said: "Don't you remember what the emperor said?"
"I..." Hongli opened his mouth to say something about Changle, but when he said it, he held back and said instead: "I'm so drunk that I don't know anything anymore. How can I remember what I said while drinking."
Then, he asked again: "What did I say to you?"
Xianyue said with a half-smile but not a smile: "Why does the emperor keep asking this? Is there something that I cannot let my concubine know?"
Hongli smiled uncomfortably, "How could such a thing happen? I was just asking casually." Although he didn't get any words out of Xiayue's mouth, it was obvious from Xiayue's words and deeds that she had not yet
know that thing.
Alas, although I feel a little sorry, I can only hide it until I figure out whether to depose the queen. But... it is easy to hide it for a while, but what about hiding it for a lifetime? Can he do it?
Seeing that Hongli had been refusing to say anything, Xianyue knew that nothing could be said by asking, so she said: "Actually, the emperor didn't say anything. In addition to identifying the wrong queen as my concubine, he also said that he was sorry for someone. As for who it was, could I be the concubine?"
I don’t know.”
Hong Li's eyes relaxed and he said: "So that's it. I'm really sorry for this person. I don't know if she is willing to forgive me."
Xianyue asked curiously: "Is there anyone in the world who refuses to forgive the emperor?"
A smile flashed across Hongli's eyes, and he sighed: "Yes, but I can't force this kind of thing. Maybe she will blame me for the rest of her life."
The more Xianyue listened, the more curious she became, and she asked tentatively: "This person...can the emperor tell me?"
Hongli looked at her and said, "Do you really want to know?"
Xianyue nodded and said: "Yes, but if there is any inconvenience, just treat it as a concubine and don't ask."
"It's not inconvenient, actually..." Hongli said with a smile on his lips: "The person I'm sorry for is you."
"Concubine?" Xianyue pointed at herself in astonishment and blurted out, "When has the emperor ever been sorry to my concubine?"
Hongli caressed her face as delicate as a girl, and said softly: "You have been with me for so many years, but I often make you suffer for some things. If you think about it carefully, I really feel sorry for you. Xianyue, will you blame me?
"
"Why did the emperor suddenly say such a thing? Being able to be with the emperor is a blessing that I have cultivated for several generations, so there is no word of grievance." After saying that, she smiled and said: "Think about it, there are thousands of women in the world.
, but how many people can be lucky enough to accompany the emperor, dozens or hundreds of people? And among these hundreds of people, how many can win the emperor's favor and become an imperial concubine? I'm afraid it's been a long time since the founding of the Qing Dynasty.
Since then, there have been less than ten people."
Her words made Hongli very pleased, and his voice became gentler, "So you don't blame me anymore?"
Xianyue smiled sweetly and said: "If it were strange, I would not stay here with the emperor all night."
Hongli laughed loudly and said: "My imperial concubine is not only as beautiful as an immortal, but also tolerant and generous. I am really lucky to be able to marry you."
Xianyue's eyes turned and she said deliberately: "The emperor didn't think so when we first got married. He wished that I would disappear in front of you right away."
Hongli pinched her nose and said with a smile: "You are a good girl, but you are very fond of holding grudges. You still remember things that happened so long ago."
After some laughter, Hongli changed his clothes and took Sixi to the front hall. On this day, in addition to Yangzhou officials, officials from all over Zhejiang would come here to pay homage to the Holy Master, including the governor and governor of Zhejiang.
Hongli didn't know that behind him, Xianyue's expression gradually darkened. After returning to Langhua Pavilion in the east courtyard, she called Qi Kuan and said: "Go and check, who did the emperor meet the day before yesterday?
Is there any unusual behavior?"
Qi Kuan asked in confusion: "Master, what happened?"
"The emperor once told me when he was drunk, why did the queen treat him like this, and also, he didn't want to depose the queen; plus he suddenly drank so much wine, there must be something wrong with it."
"The emperor just said..." Before Zhichun could finish, Xianyue said: "The emperor didn't tell the truth. He has something to hide from me, and this matter is probably related to me. Otherwise, the emperor wouldn't be like that just now.
nervous."
When Qi Kuan heard this, he bowed and said, "I will go and inquire about it right now."
After Qi Kuan left, A Luo said softly: "Master, you haven't slept all night. I will help you to rest for a while. Don't worry about Qi Kuan. As soon as he gets clues, I will wake you up."
Xianyue was really tired, so she helped her into the inner hall to have a rest, and almost fell asleep with her hands on the pillow. She didn't wake up until there was a faint sound in her ears, and saw A Luo and Qi Kuan standing on the bed.
In front of her, she half-sited up, stroked her face and said, "How about it? What did you find out?"
Qi Kuan followed his words and said, "Replying to the master, I really let the slave find out something. It turns out that the prince and I went to see the emperor the day before yesterday."
A Luo frowned and said, "Prince He is the emperor's brother and a pillar of the court. Isn't it normal for him to go see the emperor?"
Qi Kuan said mysteriously: "Then after leaving with the prince, the emperor locked himself in the house for a day. Is this normal? Also, I heard that a lot of smashed things were sorted out afterwards. Tell me.
, besides the emperor, who would dare to throw something? According to my guess, he must have said something to the prince and the emperor.
, so the emperor was furious." After saying that, he bowed to Xianyue with a solemn expression and said: "In addition, the servant also inquired that there was something similar to a dispute in the queen's Rong Yue residence that night, and then
, someone saw the emperor walking away; I believe that all this is not a coincidence."
Xianyue said slowly: "So, the key lies in being with the prince?"