Xia Qing frowned and said: "Over the years, the emperor has told everything about the emperor. Even if it is about the previous dynasty, he often asks the emperor for her opinion. Why should the emperor hide it like this?"
"I have thought about it all the way, but I still have no clue. Maybe..." Xianyue said with a complex expression: "It is true that as rumored in the palace, the emperor still thinks of his concubine in his heart."
"No!" Xia Qing said with an ugly face: "The emperor also brought the two princesses He Jing and He Yu to my brother's house. Why is he still thinking about this bitch, your concubine? There must be other reasons!"
While he was talking, Jin Ping walked in quickly, bowed and said: "Master, my servant inquired and learned that the emperor sent the fifth prince to the Wei residence today, and Prince He was also there.
Just came back."
Xianyue said in surprise: "Do you know what's going on?"
"I don't know about this, maybe it's a decree to pardon the exile." Before Jin Ping finished speaking, Xia Qing had already said: "Impossible, this decree had been passed down a few days ago, otherwise they would not have been able to return.
Beijing, moreover, if it is just for this
There must be other reasons why you need to go with the prince." After saying that, she said to Xianyue: "Empress, since I went with the prince, why not send him to the palace to ask, so as to understand who the emperor is.
What's the purpose, otherwise my heart will never be at peace."
Xianyue thought for a moment and said, "I will handle this matter, Concubine Hui, don't worry too much."
Seeing what she said, Xia Qing had no choice but to agree, and sat there for a while before leaving. After she left, Xianyue called Qi Kuan and said, "Go and wait outside the Yangxin Hall. If you see Prince He,
Just ask him to come over."
Just as Qi Kuan rushed to the Yangxin Hall, Hong Li stared at Hong Zhou and Xiao Wu with a strange expression, "What are you talking about, she refuses?"
Xiao Wu lowered his head and said: "When I went back to the emperor, Miss Wei Er said that she would only accept the sixth elder brother in her life, and would not accept anyone else, even the emperor. No matter how good or bad the servant said to the prince, she would not
Refuse to accept the order."
Hong Zhou took over and said, "I didn't expect that this Wei Xiuyan would have such backbone. In order to avoid pushing her too hard and causing trouble, I took it upon myself to grant her a day's grace and asked the Emperor to forgive me."
"It doesn't matter." After a moment of silence, Hongli said hesitantly: "Since she is so stubborn, can she change her mind in one night?"
"This... Brother Chen is not sure, but this matter is related to the life and death of her family. After she calms down, she should know the way to choose. In addition, her family will try their best to dissuade her."
Hongli nodded and said: "In that case, Lao Wu, you will go to Wei's house again tomorrow. As long as she agrees, you will send her to Guangxiu Garden for resettlement. In addition, tell his family not to leak this matter, otherwise
I only ask them."
After Hong Zhou agreed one by one, he exited the Yangxin Hall. Not long after he walked out of the Yangxin Gate, he was blocked by someone. The person who came was Qi Kuan, "I would like to pay my respects to the prince. May the prince be blessed."
After beating Qian'er, he said respectfully: "This slave, on the order of my master, invites the prince to go to Kunning Palace."
Hong Zhou naturally guessed why Xianyue asked him to go there, but...how could he tell Xianyue what happened today? In such helplessness, he followed Qi Kuan to Kunning Palace.
After they bowed and sat down, Xianyue said warmly: "Your Majesty always pays close attention to people. You should know why I want to invite you to this trip."
Hong Zhou leaned forward in his chair and said, "I dare to guess that the empress wants to know about my visit to the Wei Mansion with the fifth manager today."
Xianyue nodded and said: "Yes, I am really curious about why the emperor suddenly pardoned the entire Wei family, and why he took Xiao Wu to deliver the decree as soon as the Wei family returned to Beijing."
Hong Zhou was silent, and after a while he said: "Actually, it's nothing. I just asked the fifth manager to give oral instructions to the Wei family, so that they should behave themselves in the future and stop causing trouble just because someone is a concubine in the palace.
, If you do it again, you will be severely punished."
Xianyue looked him over and said, "If it's just such a trivial matter, why does the prince want to go with him?"
"To be honest with you, I don't agree with the emperor's sudden decision to pardon the Wei family this time. In any case, it was Wei Xiuyan who indirectly killed the sixth elder brother. The Wei family's sin is unforgivable, especially Wei Xiuyan. For this
The minister came to the palace specially
I submitted a petition in the hope that the emperor would change his mind, but the emperor had made up his mind and refused to listen to his advice. The minister was unwilling to accept the advice, so he followed the fifth manager to the Wei Mansion to warn Wei Xiuyan and let her behave herself in the future. If she does something wrong again,
She will not be spared."
Xianyue took the tea that the palace servant had brewed again and said slowly: "Your Majesty, how many years have we known each other?"
She changed the topic so quickly that it took Hong Zhou a while to react and said: "I remember the first time I met the empress, in the fifth year of Yongzheng reign. Counting it, it should be thirty-four years ago."
Xianyue stroked the hot wall of the cup and chuckled: "It's so fast. Thirty-four years have passed in the blink of an eye. I still remember that the first brother I met in the palace was the prince, and I only met him later.
Your Majesty."
Seeing her mention that time, Hong Zhou also laughed, "I also remember that the empress coaxed me into spinning around at that time."
"Your Majesty is joking. If that were true, Your Majesty would not be sitting here today." As she said this, she changed the subject and said, "After thirty-four years of acquaintance, I have a certain understanding of Your Majesty.
, including...whether the prince is telling the truth or lies."
Hong Zhou's smile faltered, and he said with an unnatural expression: "I forgive you for being stupid and not understanding what your Majesty means."
Xianyue sighed softly and said: "You understand, just like back then, you saw through my provocation plan and joined forces with the emperor to deal with me." After a pause, she said: "Tell me, why does the emperor want to do this?
Pardon Wei Xiuyan."
Sure enough, I couldn't hide it! Hong Zhou sighed in his heart, lowered his eyes and said: "I have told the queen everything I know, and the rest..."
Xianyue raised her hand and interrupted: "At this time, do you still tell me these lies? Tell me, why?" By this time, she was sure that Hongli concealed her secret.
It's not a trivial matter, otherwise they wouldn't be so secretive, especially Hong Zhou. Over the years, he has always told everything about him. This is the first time he has been deceived like this.
Hong Zhou gritted his teeth and said, "There is no need to get to the bottom of things, the emperor. All you need to know is that no matter what the emperor does, it is for the best for the emperor."
This sentence made Xianyue confused, "Is it good for me? Is it also good for me to pardon the Wei family?"
Hong Zhou stood up and said, "All the ministers who can speak have already said so. I still have matters to deal with in the palace, so I'll take my leave first."