Looking at Xianyue's angry back, Li Si was dumbfounded and said: "Master, what should I do?"
Mrs. Hu stroked her aching forehead and said weakly: "I don't know, today..." She smiled bitterly and said: "It's really a big mess. I don't know how to clean up this mess."
Huang returned to Chonghua Palace without saying a word. Liu Qi, who was pretending to be working in the courtyard, trembled when he saw her coming in. He resisted the urge to escape and saluted Huang together with other palace residents.
Huang quickly passed them and returned to the inner hall. Except for Jinping, the rest of the people did not follow. This was exactly what Liu Qi wanted. He walked up to Xiao Mengzi and pretended to be casual: "Master, what is going on here?"
Yes, why do you look so ugly when you come back from a trip to Changchun Palace?"
Little Mencius curled his lips and said, "If it were me, I'm afraid it would be even worse."
Liu Qi always thought that when he went there, Xiao Mengzi's gift of money to Xiao Yuanzi would be exposed, but at the moment, it seemed that nothing happened. He asked curiously: "What is going on?"
Little Mencius said while doing things: "You don't know that the imperial concubine has been sending people to monitor our place and send us a few reports because we left the palace last night and suspected that we had tipped off the concubine.
It’s their business, but I don’t know what it is.”
Liu Qi's heart skipped a beat and he said: "Such a thing happened. Did the imperial concubine force you to question me?"
"Why not, she still wants to drag me down and beat me!" Xiao Mengzi's words made Liu Qi change his face in shock, and stammered: "You... did you tell me to pay... back the money for me?"
Little Mencius said with a smile: "How could I tell the truth and let the master know that we can pay back the money by gambling? Of course I just found a word to deal with it; the imperial concubine wanted to pull me down and punish me just because she didn't believe what I said. Fortunately,
The master is here, otherwise
This ass must bloom." As he spoke, he recounted what happened in Changchun Palace with excitement, and then said: "After following the master for several years, this is the first time I have seen her so tough, even the imperial concubine.
There is nothing you can do about being a master."
Liu Qi asked doubtfully: "Master, isn't he always close to the imperial concubine? Why is it so serious this time?"
Xiao Mencius snorted coldly and said: "Who asked the imperial concubine to spy on the master first, and she didn't take our lives as our lives? The master was so angry that he started arguing with her, and the quarrel became bigger and bigger. But it's okay, it's different.
If we want to work together, it's better to draw a clear line very early, so that from now on we won't be in conflict with each other."
Liu Qi nodded and said: "That's right, otherwise the master will become as indifferent as the imperial concubine, and we will suffer. However... in this way, the imperial concubine may be detrimental to the master, and the imperial concubine does not accept anger.
temper."
Xiao Mencius hesitated and said: "Probably not. Besides, the master is a noble concubine. Even if the imperial concubine really wants to move, it will not be that easy."
Liu Qi nodded and said with a complicated expression, "I hope everything is well, Master."
Besides, Xianyue was still angry after returning to Yanxi Palace, and was even so angry that she vomited. Zhichun stroked her chest and said: "I know that the master is Qi Yi, the noble concubine, but you are like this.
It will only hurt your body, so let’s calm down.”
"I'm fine." Xia Yue calmed down and said in a cold voice: "I just hate Concubine Yi, but she is so confused. Even I don't believe it. They say that the more you see, the more you understand, but she is more alive.
The further back I went, I couldn't even tell who was kind to her. Yes, I sent someone to monitor Zhonghua Palace.
, but what is that for? Isn’t it to catch the person who colluded with Wei Jingxuan? It’s better for her to actually draw a clear line with me for the sake of a slave. Could it be that the relationship between me and her for so many years is not as good as that of an unknown person?
A slave of Lu Dongbin? It’s true that a dog bites Lu Dongbin and doesn’t recognize a good heart.”
"I believe Concubine Yi is just confused for a moment. When she wakes up, she will understand the master's painstaking efforts." As soon as Zhichun finished speaking, Xianyue sneered: "I'm afraid she will fall in headlong and never come out again;
Forget it, just think that I have looked at her wrongly. From now on, whether she lives or dies, is good or bad has nothing to do with me. Even if she is harmed by Wei Jingxuan, I will not say a word."
Zhichun sighed and said: "Master, why are you doing this? If you have a dispute with Concubine Yi, you will only take advantage of your concubine's wishes. She has always wanted to separate you from Concubine Yi."
Xianyue said irritably: "That's enough. I don't want to mention this person anymore. You all can go down."
"Yes." After reluctantly exiting the main hall, Zhichun glared at Qi Kuan and said, "What's the matter with you? You are usually very eloquent, but at this critical moment you didn't say a word. At least you helped persuade the master."
Qi Kuan spread his hands and said: "It's not that I don't advise, but at this time, no matter what we say, the master won't listen. It's better to wait until her anger has subsided before speaking. But... to be honest, Concubine Yi this time
She has really gone too far, I am afraid it will be very difficult for the master to forgive her."
Zhichun sighed and said: "No matter how difficult it is, we have to persuade them. We can't let them ignore each other like this."
In this regard, Qi Kuan said nothing and just shook his head.
As the sun set in the west, the night like giant wings slowly fell, covering the Forbidden City. On this day, Hongli finished reviewing the memorials early and came to Yanxi Palace to have dinner with Xia Yue. However, Xia Yue looked at her all night long.
Even the smile was forced out. When Hongli asked why, he just said it was nothing.
Hongli didn't ask any more questions. He called Sixi and whispered a few words in his ear. The latter nodded and exited the Yanxi Palace. After a while, someone from the palace brought dinner to the table full of delicacies.
It was delicious, but Xia Yue had no appetite, so she only touched the chopsticks a few times and then put them down.
Seeing her like this, a trace of worry flashed across Hongli's eyes. After ordering the palace servants to remove the dinner, he said, "The moonlight is very beautiful tonight. Would you like to go out for a walk with me?"
Xianyue nodded, put on a dark purple soft fur brocade cloak, and came to the courtyard hand in hand with Hongli. Looking up, she found that the sky was pitch black, not to mention the bright moon, and not even a star was visible. Xianyue was surprised
He said: "Didn't Your Majesty say that the moonlight is quite beautiful? Why can't I see any moonlight at all?"
"Yes, when I looked at it just now, the moonlight was quite bright, but why did it disappear as soon as it came out?" Saying this, he added: "I understand, it must be because it saw you coming out and felt scared.
, so I hid in the clouds.”
Xianyue said in surprise: "Afraid? Does my concubine look so scary?"
Hongli said matter-of-factly: "You are naturally not scary in appearance. On the contrary, you are bright and charming. You have the posture of a fish and a goose. But the expression on your face is too heavy, as if someone owes you a lot of money. Mingyue sees you."
, don’t we have to run away quickly? Even I have been panicking since just now.”