Mu Yunmeng's sudden appearance made Xi Honglei feel a lot more at ease inexplicably. And the way she chuckled made the last remaining trace of coldness in the depths of Mu Yunmeng's eyes quickly disappear.
"I won't talk to you anymore, I still have serious things to do." Xi Honglei stood up straight, pushed Mu Yunmeng back, and said, "I will settle the debt between us with you."
Looking to settle accounts with him? When Mu Yunmeng heard what Xi Honglei said, he raised his eyebrows, nodded with a half-smile, and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you."
Xi Honglei glanced at Mu Yunmeng and said nothing. He bent down to pick up the wooden bucket that he had just thrown down. Under Mu Yunmeng's gaze, Xi Honglei went to get bath water for Ran Yunpo. Waiting for Xi Honglei to come back.
After arriving at Ran Yunpo's palace, Xi Honglei did not dare to do anything out of the ordinary because he was worried about Mu Yunmeng outside the door.
Ran Yunpo lowered his head and reviewed the memorial. After Xi Honglei had prepared everything, Ran Yunpo slowly stood up and signaled Xi Honglei to take off his clothes.
Xi Honglei stood there and looked at Ran Yunpo intently for a while, then sighed softly and said, "Your Majesty, let's forget it."
"What's the matter?" Ran Yunpo asked, not understanding what Xi Honglei meant.
"Your Majesty, I'd better go out and call the maids in and ask them to serve you." Xi Honglei looked at Ran Yunpo worriedly and whispered: "Otherwise, there will be an uproar in the palace again tomorrow."
Xi Honglei's two words immediately made Ran Yunpo's anger rise. He grabbed Xi Honglei suddenly and prevented her from going out. Looking at Xi Honglei with sharp eyes, Ran Yunpo asked coldly: "Do you care?
"
"I don't care, but I thought about it just now and I think it's better to think about the emperor." Xi Honglai lowered her eyes to prevent Ran Yunpo from seeing the emotions in her eyes clearly. "Your Majesty, I accidentally heard something when I was going out just now.
I heard a few palace maids whispering about it. I felt angry at first, but after thinking about it again, I felt that what they said did make sense."
"What were they talking about?"
"Of course it's the relationship between me and the emperor. This harem has been like this since ancient times. If one person is favored, several people will be jealous. Although Honglei is not favored now, he is lucky enough to stay by the emperor's side. This has made many people jealous.
The ladies in the palace felt that this was something that should not be done. The emperor had just chosen the queen, but he had not called her here for a day. But I, a person with no name and no status, was able to stay in the emperor's palace all night
.How much scheming did I use and how many methods did I use to succeed? I'm afraid they are all thinking about it in their hearts." Xi Honglei smiled and said to Ran Yunpo: "Your Majesty, we don't have to care about what they think, but we have to
Think about the Queen Mother. If I really serve the Emperor to take a bath and rest today, will the Queen Mother feel that the Emperor wants to confront her again after Hao Weiwei's incident? To anger the Queen Mother at this time,
It’s never the best idea.”
While Xi Honglei was protecting herself, she did not forget to provoke the relationship between Ran Yunpo and Shu Rumei. Looking at Ran Yunpo's somewhat shaken expression, Xi Honglei walked toward the outhouse while the iron was hot.
"Forget it, don't call anyone. I want to be alone." Ran Yunpo suddenly felt a severe headache. He raised his head and raised his hand to press his temples. Ran Yunpo sighed heavily and turned around to look in the direction.
His Xi Honglei waved his hand and asked Xi Honglei to leave.
Ran Yunpo spoke, and Xi Honglei was also happy and relaxed. Sitting on the rocking chair in the outer room, Xi Honglei was thinking about things while listening attentively to what was going on in the room. Chen'er was still in the room, so she couldn't be careless.
Ran Yunpo, who had a splitting headache, felt a little better after being quiet for a while. After washing, he did not cry out for breath. He sat at the table with a book in his hand. Ran Yunpo looked at the sleeping Xi Zi over there with burning eyes.
Chen, an idea suddenly popped into his mind.
If he strangles this child to death now, what will happen to Xi Honglei?
Ran Yunpo shook his head and suppressed the thought. He glanced at the book in confusion, and found that Ran Yunpo had no intention of sitting here anymore, so he happily threw down the things in his hands and lay down on the bed.
Xi Honglei waited outside for a long time, but saw no movement from Ran Yunpo. Finally, she took a sneak peek and found that Ran Yunpo had fallen asleep.
"You're really big-hearted." Xi Honglei said with a helpless smile. He walked straight to Chen'er and tucked the blanket around Chen'er. Xi Honglei leaned his head on the wall and closed his eyes.
Chen'er was by her side, and Mu Yunmeng was outside, so Xi Honglei could naturally relax and rest. After a night, although she didn't sleep soundly, it was better than Mu Yunmeng who had been standing outside all night.
In other words, Xihonglei is pretty good.
Xi Honglei stayed away from Ran Yunpo's palace for three days in a row, causing rumors to spread. Not only the ministers in the court could not hold back, but even Shu Rumei reacted unexpectedly.
Xi Honglei looked at Lin Yi, who had not appeared here for a long time, smiled meaningfully, and asked: "Brother Lin, are you here to see the emperor for something?"
Lin Yi's eyes swept across the tearful face, looking towards the direction of the room, and asked without answering: "Is the emperor inside?"
"Is it interesting that you're here even though you're here?" Xi Honglei smiled jokingly and said jokingly: "If I weren't sure that the emperor was here, I guess Brother Lin wouldn't have come directly."
After Xi Honglei said that, she turned around, opened the door and walked in. "Wait, I have to ask the emperor first if he wants to see you."
Everything Xi Honglei did was just a pretense. She had been waiting for Shu Rumei for a long time, and Lin Yi finally showed up. How could she drive him away?
Xi Honglei persuaded Ran Yunpo to let him see Lin Yi, and then hid alone, leaving the two of them in the room.
Ran Yunpo raised his head and met Lin Yi's eyes. He pondered for a moment and asked aloud: "What's the matter with you coming to see me?"
Ran Yunpo's dissatisfaction with Shu Rumei and Lin Yi has been growing in a straight line recently. There are many reasons, including Xi Honglei and his taking power.
Shu Rumei has been restricting Ran Yunpo's freedom since he was a child. Although in many cases, the mother and son show to outsiders that Ran Yunpo is the best, but this is not the case. Ran Yunpo has listened to Shu Rumei for so many years.
In other words, after finally sitting on the throne and gaining great power, I felt uncomfortable. Recently, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty jointly submitted a petition asking him to execute the witch Xi Honglei as soon as possible, which made Ran Yunpo couldn't help but think of Shu Ru.
Go to Mei. Without Shu Rumei, would they dare to be so bold and make such a move?
Ran Yunpo only suspected Shu Rumei and Lin Yi, but never thought that the reason why these civil and military officials wanted to get rid of Xi Honglei was because of a rumor that had recently spread among the people.
Most of the ministers in the court have recently heard the servants secretly talking in their own homes, saying that there is an unknown person in the palace. As long as this person does not leave the emperor's side for a day, the Xuanxuan Kingdom will be destroyed sooner or later.
Lose.
Ministers with good relations gathered together in twos and threes. After discussion, they always believed that there was no other candidate for this "unknown person" except Xi Honglei. At the same time, they were also afraid that this rumor would spread more and more.
Some loyal ministers were concerned about the country and the country, worried about the safety of the emperor, and were worried about letting Xi Honglei live any longer. Some corrupt officials were afraid that they would die like the previous ministers who had died inexplicably, so they also hoped that Xi Honglei would hurry up.
Die. Everyone was trapped in this rumor and couldn't help themselves. They were worried and frightened, but they didn't know that what they heard was all said by the men Mu Yunmeng arranged around them.
"The Queen Mother asked her servant to ask the Emperor, does the Emperor know what the people in Beijing are talking about the most recently?" Lin Yi stood for a while and finally asked.
"What can the people talk about? It's nothing more than whether the harvest is good or not, and whether the taxes are high or not."
"The emperor is wrong. What they have been talking about the most recently is the 'witch in the palace'."
As soon as Lin Yi finished speaking, Ran Yunpo's face immediately darkened. Ran Yunpo stared at Lin Yi coldly, knowing very well what Lin Yi wanted to say next.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother also wants to ask you, are you going to get rid of Xi Honglei yourself, or will she help you?" When Lin saw that Ran Yunpo didn't say anything anymore, he continued to ask.
"What if I say that I want to protect her from death?" Ran Yunpo asked unconvinced.
"Then the Queen Mother is needed to help the Emperor." Lin Yi smiled slightly, nodded to Ran Yunpo, and said: "I understand, I will go back and report to the Queen Mother."
"Lin Yi, stop!" Ran Yunpo stood up, looking at Lin Yi angrily, and yelled: "You are going to rebel, aren't you!?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down, I don't dare." Lin Yi lowered his head and whispered back.
"Don't you dare?" Ran Yunpo strode up to Lin Yi and punched Lin Yi hard on the chest. "Then I would like to hear you tell me why you are forcing me so hard every day!
Is it to make me abdicate the throne to you, or is it to simply kill me and sit on the throne yourself?!"
"Your Majesty, there are some things you must not say." Lin Yi muttered, looking at Ran Yunpo, soothing his emotions. "No matter what the Queen Mother does, it is for the good of the Emperor. Please think twice, and consider the Queen Mother as the Emperor."
A thoughtful heart.”
"One Queen Mother at a time, one at a time for my good! If you are really doing it for my good, you should think about how to kill Mu Yunmeng and how to destroy the Zizi Kingdom and the Xixi Kingdom! Instead of thinking about doing things around me every day
Someone will take action! Lin Yi, I will let you know today who has the final say in this Xuanxuan Kingdom now!"