At the same time as the fragrance appeared, the singing sound seemed to be closer. Si Xi said uncertainly: "My dear, is it related to the singing woman?"
Xianyue shook her head and said, "It's really strange that there are still women singing in the middle of the night." As soon as she finished speaking, Zhichun, who was holding a lantern, suddenly exclaimed: "Master, look, there are so many butterflies!"
Hongli opened the curtain in front of him and looked with Xianyue. Sure enough, he saw a group of butterflies fluttering their wings in the night. At a rough look, there were dozens of them. It was really rare for so many butterflies to appear together.
Not to mention it's already October.
The butterfly did not fly towards them, but flew past the carriage and quickly disappeared in the night. Sixi murmured: "This direction...why does it seem like the direction from which the fragrance comes?"
Zhichun recovered from the surprise and said: "Eunuch Xi, do you think the butterflies are chasing that strange fragrance?"
"It's possible." As they were talking, the singing voice that had been surrounding their ears gradually became softer, as if the singer was traveling far away, and the fragrance also faded.
Hongli's interest was already aroused at this moment, and he said: "Sixi, take people to follow the sound. I want to know who is singing and where this strange fragrance comes from."
Si Xi agreed and led the two guards to run quickly in the direction where the butterfly disappeared. The car temporarily stopped on the road. While waiting for Si Xi to come back, the fragrance became weaker and weaker, and the singing also disappeared.
smell.
After about a while of touching a stick of incense, Sixi came back with someone and said with a guilty look on her face: "To inform the emperor, I have not found the singing woman, and the voice has disappeared. I really don't know where she went."
A trace of regret flashed across Hongli's eyes, and he immediately said: "Since I haven't found it, forget it. Let's go back to the palace."
After the wheels started turning again, Xianyue said with a half-smile, "The emperor seems a little disappointed that we haven't found a beautiful woman."
Hongli smiled and said: "Beauty? Isn't there one beside me? Why do I need to search everywhere? I'm just curious, what kind of fragrance can attract swarms of butterflies to chase her."
Xianyue glanced at him and said, "Yes, and there is that singing voice. From the look on the emperor's face, you can tell he likes it very much."
Hongli put his arms around her and said, "I do like her. What's wrong? Are you jealous?"
Xianyue turned her head away and said: "How dare I, my concubine? If the emperor really likes her, he might as well post an imperial list and look for this woman who sings in the middle of the night. With all the efforts of the whole country, I think we can find her."
Hongli was a bit dumbfounded and said: "Why do I sound so like a womanizer? Those words just now were all said by you, I didn't say a word."
"Yes, but I also spoke out the emperor's heart." Facing Xianyue's answer, Hongli hugged her tightly and said, "Okay, don't talk about that person anymore, I don't even care about her face.
I haven't seen her before, and besides, I have no intention of looking for her, I just intend to keep a close watch on the beautiful lady beside me."
His words made Xianyue couldn't help but laugh. After some tenderness, Xianyue suddenly said: "Does the emperor really believe that Zheng Feng's incident has nothing to do with me?"
Hongli's smile paused for a moment, then returned to the same state as before. He stroked Xianyue's cheek and said, "Unless there is definite evidence in front of me, I will definitely believe you. This is the promise I made to you, my emperor."
Noble concubine."
There were no gorgeous words in this sentence, but Xianyue was deeply moved. She leaned on his strong chest and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for trusting me."
Hongli put his chin on the top of her head and said softly: "Apart from the emperor, you are the person closest to me. If I can't trust you, I don't know who else I can trust."
Xianyue didn't say anything, but her heart was full of guilt. How could Hongli trust her, but she used this trust to deceive her? I'm really sorry for Hongli, but in the palace, there are too many things that she can't help herself. As for
Wei Jingxuan, she must be eliminated too!
Thinking of this, Xianyue's eyes turned cold and she asked tentatively: "How does the emperor plan to deal with noble Wei?" After saying this, she felt Hongli's body stiffen, and then there was a voice above her head, "I am very tired now.
I don’t want to mention this matter, let’s wait until tomorrow to discuss everything.”
Hongli's answer made Xiayue's heart sink. It seemed that Zheng Feng's incident could not make Hongli determined to abolish Wei Jingxuan. She didn't understand why Hongli would show mercy again and again when it came to Wei Jingxuan, as if he was very reluctant to part with it.
Yes, it's really strange.
After that, neither of them spoke. The next day, Xianyue returned to Yanxi Palace from Yangxin Palace. Unexpectedly, Huang and Xia Qing were already waiting in the main hall. When they saw Xiayue coming in, they quickly stood up and saluted.
After everyone sat down, Xia Qing said eagerly: "Madam, what's going on? Is it as planned? However, I asked Cuizhu to inquire about it, and I didn't hear the news about Wei Jingxuan being deposed. Could it be?
Let her escape?"
Huang nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, empress, what on earth is going on?"
Xianyue gave an overview of what happened last night, and then said: "The emperor should believe that Wei Jingxuan and Zheng Feng have an affair, but firstly, they did not act excessively; secondly, the emperor still has feelings for Wei Jingxuan;
Therefore, we did not deal with it immediately and said we would wait until today; but you must be mentally prepared first, this time... I am afraid the emperor will not punish you severely."
Xia Qing said with a dissatisfied look on her face: "Since I believe there is an affair, what's the point of still thinking about this and that? If it's my concubine, Wei Jingxuan will be executed immediately."
"It's a pity that you are not the emperor." Huang sighed and said, "Actually, ever since I asked Wei Jingxuan to attend my bed, I have a feeling that the emperor...seems to value Wei Jingxuan very much."
"Impossible." Xia Qing immediately denied: "If she were valued by the emperor, she would not be just a noble person now."
Huang shook her head and said: "If it weren't for the imperial concubine's pressure, after she gave birth to the emperor's second daughter, the emperor would only make her a noble person. Besides, that's not what I'm talking about. Hui concubine, think about it carefully. In the beginning,
, Although the emperor did not give Wei Jingxuan a title, she spent a lot of time in bed, and later she was granted the title of permanent presence, and the same was true."
Xia Qing'e frowned slightly and said: "What the Queen means is that the Emperor may not take Wei Jingxuan seriously, but he likes her very much, and even... can be said to be obsessed with her."
"That's exactly the truth." After saying that, she looked at Xiayue who frowned and said nothing, "My Lady, do you think what I said is reasonable?"
"I have also discovered this. I wonder what method Wei Jingxuan used to make the emperor obsessed with her." As soon as Xianyue finished speaking, she heard Xia Qing say with disgust: "You still have to ask, it must be some shady people.
It’s really disgusting to think about this method.”