Mr. and Mrs. Hu stood up and looked around, and saw that under the strong illumination of the candlelight, the crystal pearl showed a thin golden thread, which was exactly the one that the ant crawled over just now. Mrs. Hu's thin
After counting, I found that there were indeed nine bends inside, twisting and turning; it was incredible to create such a path to the secluded world in a small bead without destroying the original structure of the bead.
"This bead is really magical and breathtaking." In Hu's emotion, Xia Qing said: "Can the emperor be in the Yangxin Hall? I want to go and thank the emperor for this gift in person."
"The emperor has important matters to deal with. He is not in the Yangxin Palace at the moment. However, the emperor has told us that he will come to Yonghe Palace to celebrate the birthday with his wife in the evening." After ordering the palace servants to put all the things on the table, he lowered his hands and said:
"If your Majesty has no other instructions, I will take my leave first."
Xia Qing nodded and said: "Xiao Shouzi, send the fifth father-in-law out."
After Xiao Wu left, Mrs. Hu put the Nine-curved Pearl back into the brocade box and said with a smile: "This Nine-curved Pearl is so ingenious and rare to see, but the emperor rewarded it to my sister without hesitation. This kind of heart can be
It’s really enviable.”
Xia Qing said calmly: "Don't you still know why the emperor is so kind to my sister?"
The smile on Mrs. Hu's face froze, she looked at Xia Qing and said, "It's been so long, can't you let go?"
Xia Qing said sadly: "I also want to let it go, but when I dream about it at midnight, I can't help but think of it."
"Alas!" Ms. Hu sighed, caressing her shoulders and said, "I still remember that I was just like you when I first lost Yongjue, but I still have to let go of what should be let go, otherwise the only one who will suffer is myself."
Xia Qing tugged her lips and said softly: "I know, sister, please give me some more time."
Mrs. Hu nodded, and after pulling Xia Qing to sit down, she said: "There is a sentence that has always stuck in my heart. I want to ask my sister personally."
Xia Qing took the Bi Luochun handed to her by the palace attendant, took a sip, and said, "Sister, if you have anything to say, just ask."
Mrs. Hu stared at her and said word by word: "Dai Jia was lucky enough to escape death. Is it because of her sister?"
Xia Qing was startled, then put the tea cup on the small table at hand and said calmly: "Why do you ask such a question, sister?"
"Everything in the paddock was caused by the Dai Jia family. You know that I know that the emperor knows it. Logically speaking, the emperor should not spare the Dai Jia family, but he spared her life. At that time, my sister happened to be raising children.
In the Heart Palace, there are rumors in the palace that the reason Dai Jia escaped from death was because her sister interceded for her."
Xia Qing stood up and walked a few steps, then turned around and said, "Dai Jia is my enemy who killed my son. I hate her so much, how can I plead for her?" After a pause, she added: "Sister, when will we start?"
Do you believe such nonsense rumors?"
Hu said slowly: "I didn't believe it at first, until I asked the emperor in person. The emperor told me personally that my sister had indeed interceded for Dai Jia that day."
Xia Qing was silent for a while and said, "Where did the rumor come from?"
"So, my sister admitted it?" Mrs. Hu said with confusion on her face: "Why, didn't you say you hated Dai Jiashi, why did you plead for her? And you also lied to me, you... what on earth are you thinking?
What?"
Xia Qing's eyebrows remained unchanged and she said calmly: "It seems that she is the sister I asked first."
Mrs. Hu's eyes swept across her body like running water in a deep stream, "I don't know where the source is, but many people in the palace are spreading the news."
Xia Qing stood quietly for a long time before she finally spoke, "Sister, do you think death can atone for the sins Dai Jia has committed?"
Mrs. Hu frowned and said, "You want her to suffer?"
"Yes, I will never forget Dai Jia's revenge for killing Yongxuan. Unless she suffers Lingchi's punishment like Wei Jingxuan, death is really too cheap for her. So when I learned that the emperor planned to give her
When she was three feet white, she begged the emperor to spare Dai Jia's death and imprison her in the cold palace." At this point, she smiled sinisterly and said: "It's ridiculous that Dai Jia came here to save her own life, but she didn't know that.
, she will soon beg someone to kill her."
Mrs. Hu stared at her suspiciously and said, "Do you really think so?"
Xia Qing stroked her cheek and said calmly: "Otherwise, sister wouldn't think that I and Dai Jia are in the same group, right?"
"Of course not." Madam Hu paused for a moment and said, "Do you plan to arrange manpower in the cold palace?"
"Instead of arranging manpower, it would be better to bribe the stewards there. I am sending people to investigate their details these days. Once they are found out, I can try to take them for my own use."
Mrs. Hu thought for a moment and said: "Dai Jia's criminals are terrible. It's not too much for you to treat her like this, but if the emperor knows your true intentions, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to my sister."
"As long as I don't say it, and my sister doesn't say it, how will the emperor know about it?" Regarding her words, Mrs. Hu said angrily: "You are walking on the edge of a cliff now. If you are not careful, you will harm yourself."
Xia Qing raised her eyes and said, "I know, but if I don't say this, I will never let go of Yongxuan."
Looking at each other for a moment, Mrs. Hu shook his head and said: "It seems that no matter what I say, you will not give up. Just be careful. If anything happens, remember to inform me in time."
After nodding, Xia Qing said: "By the way, does the Queen also know about this matter?"
"I have never heard your Majesty mention it, so I probably don't know yet." Seeing Xia Qing's face looking worried, she stepped forward and patted her hand gently: "Don't worry, even if your Majesty really knows, I will help you.
Explain, you and I have gone through so much wind, frost, rain, and snow together, and I believe nothing can make us different."
"Yes." Xia Qing nodded gratefully. After seeing Mrs. Hu off, her face darkened and she called Cuizhu and said, "Follow me and see where Concubine Ying is going."
Cuizhu said in astonishment: "Master, what are you doing..."
"Don't ask too much, just do as I say." Seeing what she said, Cuizhu had no choice but to leave. After she left, Xia Qing held Xiao Shouzi's hand and sat down again, saying, "Have you ever heard of this?
That rumor from Concubine Ying?"
Xiao Shouzi shook his head and said: "No, this matter... there shouldn't be many people spreading it, otherwise I would not have heard about it." After that, he said: "Master, although Concubine Ying has been concealed from you now, if it is the cold palace,
If they haven't taken action yet, she might become suspicious again, and then it won't be so easy to hide it."
Xia Qing gave a cold smile, "Why do you want to hide it from her?"
Under Xiao Shouzi's puzzled gaze, she said: "You really don't think I will let Dai Jia go, do you?"
"But Master, you clearly..." Xiao Shouzi was interrupted by Xia Qing in the middle of his sentence, "I only promised that I would ask the Emperor to spare her the death penalty, but I never promised the rest. No matter what kind of secrets are hidden behind it,
She is the murderer of Yongxuan, and I have long made an oath in my heart that she will not be able to live or die."