Xianyue looked at Huang and said, "Looks like this Liu Qi is really suspicious."
Huang didn't speak, and said with a gloomy face: "Go, call Liu Qi in immediately."
Jin Ping left again, this time it took a little longer. It took a quarter of an hour before he saw her coming in with Liu Qi. When the latter saluted, a slender pine needle fell to the ground.
Xianyue looked at him and said, "Why are there pine needles on your body?"
Liu Qi said respectfully: "Replying to your Majesty, I was just repairing some pine trees planted in the back courtyard with Xiao Mencius, so I got some on my body. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Huang stared at him and said coldly: "I want to ask you, why did you go to the waiter for no reason?"
Liu Qi lowered his head and said, "To return to the master, I accidentally dropped my money bag before. I looked around for it and found the waiter without knowing it."
Xianyue stared at him and said, "What happened later, did you find the money bag?"
Liu Qi responded: "Not yet. I plan to look for it later. I hope I can find it."
Mrs. Hu took the plum blossoms on the small table and sniffed them gently, then said with a half-smile, "Shouldn't you be in a hurry to get your money bag back? Why do you still have the heart to help Zilan serve tea to Nuange?"
Liu Qi glanced at her quickly and said: "It was the slave who caused Zilan to knock over the tea cup. It should be done like this. As for the money bag...if you really can't find it, there is nothing you can do. Normally, the slave doesn't need the money."
, I just don’t have any money to send home.”
Huang said solemnly: "Where did you go after you quit Nuan Pavilion?"
"The slave originally planned to go find the money bag, but Xiao Mencius said that he wanted to repair the pine trees in the backyard and asked the slave to help. The slave saw that he seemed to be in a hurry, so he agreed. Before his aunt came to the slave, he had been with the slave.
Mencius is in the back court."
Mrs. Huang turned her gaze to Jinping, who understood what she meant and bowed and said: "This slave indeed found Liu Qi in the back courtyard. Little Mencius was also there at the time."
Huang thought for a moment and ordered Jinping to confront Xiao Mencius to see if what Liu Qi said was true. After Jinping went there and came back, he proved that Liu Qi had not lied.
After sending Liu Qi away, Huang said: "Madam, it seems that this incident was indeed an accident, and Liu Qi is not suspicious."
"This is the best." After saying this, Xianyue stood up and left. After her, Mrs. Hu also left Chonghua Palace.
Liu Qi, who was standing in the dark, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw them leaving. He raised his sleeves to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead. Although he looked calm and composed in the Nuan Pavilion just now, he was actually extremely nervous.
In fact, after leaving the Nuan Pavilion, he did go around to the window at the back and leaned against the wall to eavesdrop on the conversation inside. Later, he saw someone coming from a distance and was afraid of being discovered, so he left quickly. Unexpectedly, he escaped
A calamity is really dangerous and dangerous.
Later, when he saw Jinping and Zilan coming to Nuange, he was worried that Huang and others would be suspicious of him, so he hurriedly thought of countermeasures. After throwing the money bag in the corner, he quickly went to find Xiao Mencius.
Xiao Mencius and he were from the same hometown, and they were quite good friends on weekdays. Occasionally, Xiao Mencius
Zihui went with him to gamble a few times. He begged Xiao Mencius to help him lie. Xiao Mencius was unwilling at first, but later couldn't stand Liu Qi's pleas, so he agreed. As expected, it didn't take long for Jinping to come to him.
Fortunately, he was prepared, otherwise the trouble would be really big.
Although he didn't hear everything clearly through the window just now, he still heard some. The master and the imperial concubine were indeed dealing with the concubine. He had to tell the concubine about the matter quickly.
Just as he was thinking to himself, someone suddenly tapped him on the shoulder, which made him jump up in fright. After seeing clearly that it was Xiao Mencius, he relaxed, stroked his chest and said, "Are you trying to scare people to death?"
Little Mencius walked up to him and said with a smile: "It's just a joke, why are you so nervous?"
Liu Qi said angrily: "Don't you know that people are scary and can scare people to death?"
Little Mencius shrugged disapprovingly and said, "I haven't asked you yet, what's going on with you today? You look so weird, and you asked me to help you lie to your master."
"I can't explain this for a while. I'll explain it to you slowly when I have time in the future." With that said, Liu Qi was about to leave. Xiao Mencius asked doubtfully: "Where are you going?"
"I..." Liu Qi was about to find an excuse to deal with Xiao Mengzi and tell him not to worry about where he was going. As soon as he said the words, he suddenly remembered what happened in Nuange just now. No, he can't go to Yimeixuan now, in case someone discovers him.
, that is, throwing himself into a trap; thinking of this, he quickly swallowed the remaining words on his lips and said: "Where can I go, naturally I will go to find the money bag."
Little Mencius nodded and said, "I've already finished my work. If there's nothing else to do, I might as well help you search for it."
Liu Qi nodded and looked for the money bag absentmindedly, while thinking about how to pass the news to Wei Jingxuan. He knew very well that if something happened to Wei Jingxuan, he would never be able to escape.
Xiao Mencius searched very carefully. After a search, he actually found the money bag. When he handed the money bag to Liu Qi, he smiled and said: "It seems that you are going to treat me to a drink. By the way, it has been a long time."
I’m not going to gamble anymore. I’ll go to Yongxiang with you tonight to gamble some while the monthly payment has just been issued.”
His words moved Liu Qi's heart, and he immediately said: "I have something to do tonight, so I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you."
Little Mencius said with some disappointment: "That's it, forget it, there's no point in going alone. Let's wait until you are free."
Liu Qi glanced around and said softly: "What's the matter? It's the same if you go alone. Just do me a favor."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Mengzi suddenly fell down and said, "You don't want me to help you deceive your master again, do you?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? There are so many things to deceive the master." After saying this, Liu Qidao said: "It's just that I owed someone some money at the gambling table a few days ago. I took advantage of the monthly payment and wanted your help.
I'll take it and return it to him."
"So that's what happened. Okay, just give me the money and I'll take it with you. By the way, who are you going to give it back to?"
"Xiao Yuanzi." When he heard this name, Xiao Mencius said in shock: "You actually asked him to borrow money?"
Liu Qi quickly covered his mouth and shouted in a panic: "Do you want everyone to know about this?"
Xiao Mengzi also realized that his voice was a little louder. After pulling down Liu Qi's hand, he lowered his voice and said: "What's the matter with you? You actually asked him to borrow money. Don't you know that the master and his master are sworn enemies?"
?If the master knows about this, I will have to peel off a layer of your skin."
Liu Qi was embarrassed and said: "I know, but at that time, there was nothing we could do. No one else would lend it, so we had to ask him to borrow it. No, as soon as the monthly payment was given, I would pay it back as soon as possible."