Concubine Lin, who is only twenty-four or five years old now, can be said to be in her prime. She is wearing a silver-red gold woven jacket with wide sleeves and holding a lion cat in her arms. The cat is all white and flawless, which is even more rare. Her eyes are golden and clear, like amber, which is really eye-catching.
The eldest palace maid Peilan bowed to the side and whispered: "...it's just that Wen Cairen doesn't believe it."
Concubine Lin Xian stroked her temples, "It doesn't matter, even if it just plants a seed of doubt in her heart."
Peilan hesitated slightly: "Madam, this matter... was it really Fang Jieyu's deliberate act?"
Concubine Lin Xian hummed, "Does it matter whether she did it deliberately or not?"
Peilan was startled, and then said: "Yes, I understand."
Lin Xianfei smiled and hugged the well-behaved cat in her arms, and whispered softly: "Now that she has touched her hands, there is no way to clear her suspicions." - It was obvious that the Helan family was targeting the Fang family. The Fang family is fine, but the Wen family is disfigured. How can the Fang family be clean?
Concubine Lin Xian suddenly felt that it was a pity. That Wen's appearance was not too outstanding, and his temperament was soft, so he was an excellent candidate...
"It's... such a pity."
The emperor was only more than fifty miles away from the capital, and it was reasonable to expect that he could return in one day. However, the imperial chariot from Qingliang Mountain had not set off for a long time. The emperor was not expected to come back in the harem, but rumors spread first.
Some people say that Fang Jieyu knew for a long time that poisonous poinsettia was added to the South Vietnamese rouge, so she deliberately gave it to Wen Cairen, just to use Helan Jieyu's hands to ruin Wen Cairen's appearance.
I don’t know where this kind of talk came from, but it spread like wildfire.
That was all. Then a more sensational version emerged - it was said that the rouge given by Helan Jieyu was originally a good thing, but after Fang Jieyu got it, she secretly added poinsettia and then gave it to Wen Cairen. Using this to blame Helan Jieyu, you kill two birds with one stone.
Bilian ran to her with a look of horror to report this new shocking rumor, "Cairen, this Fang Jieyu...is your cousin!"
Cousin? In a place like the harem, sisters may not be reliable.
Hong Guo frowned and whispered: "That's all the rumors before. These remarks suddenly came out today, which is a bit sensational."
Wen Xiaotu drank tea silently. Yes, she was naturally inclined to the former. This Helan Jieyu was not a good person to begin with. The latter rumor was more likely to be spread deliberately by Helan...
At this time, the eunuch Xiao Qianzi ran in quickly, "Talent, Fang Jieyu is here!"
Wen Xiaotu complained silently: It came quickly enough.
After a moment, I saw Fang Jieyu walking in hastily. Her makeup today was not as exquisite and gorgeous as the last time she came here. She only wore a bun, but the look on her face was perfect, with a thin layer of makeup and makeup on her eyes. Her eyes were slightly red, looking like she had been greatly wronged, "Sister——"
Wen Xiaotu was busy and said, "Greetings to Jieyu."
Fang Jieyu's eyes were filled with tears, and she hurriedly stepped forward and helped her up with her own hands, "Sister... I must have heard the gossip in the palace now. Sister, I really have nothing to say!"
No, I think you can argue...
Wen Xiaotu said softly and weakly: "Since it is just idle talk, Jieyu can ignore it and just treat it as if it falls on deaf ears."
Fang Jieyu's eyes were filled with tears, and she nodded immediately, "As long as my sister believes in me."
Wen Xiaotu: I didn't say I believed you...Ignore the gossip, just because these unsubstantiated gossip can't do anything to Fang Jieyu after all.
In retrospect, Concubine Xian was just launching a rumor offensive. On the contrary, Helan took this opportunity to spread rumors that were beneficial to her.
The merger of the two items caused a lot of discussion in the harem, so Fang Jieyu became anxious.
Wen Xiaotu politely invited Fang Jieyu to sit down in the second room on the west side, and asked Bilian to serve her a cup of fragrant green tea.
Fang Jieyu drank two sips of green tea and felt a little calmer. No matter what, as long as she could win over the Wen family...
Fang Jieyu's face was soft and gentle, and she sighed repeatedly, "Since we sisters entered the palace, we have been involved in big and small things, either for you or me, and I don't know who I have offended..."
Who else could she offend? Fang Jieyu's words clearly led her to suspect the banned Helan family.
Wen Xiaotu looked thoughtful, "Could it be Helan Jieyu? But wasn't she grounded by the Queen Mother?"
Fang Jieyu showed a self-deprecating look, "Helan Jieyu is indeed banned, but behind her are the Marquis of Qingyang, the Lord of Jiarong County, and the eldest princess of Jinning. Is it true that black is white?
Is it difficult?"
As she said that, Fang Jieyu's eyes turned red again, "She is so vicious! She ruined my sister's appearance and she still refuses to give up! She wants our sisters' lives!"
Wen Xiaotu looked at Fang Jieyu's grief-stricken and angry look at this moment. Her acting skills were really amazing. No wonder the original owner never doubted this cousin Fang until her death.
Wen Xiaotu said softly: "The Queen Mother has the final say in everything."
Fang Jieyu's eyes were red with tears. As she wiped her tears, she choked and said: "Who doesn't know that the Queen Mother misses old friendships the most. Even if she doesn't care about the Marquis of Qingyang and the Lord of Jiarong County, she can't ignore the kindness of Princess Jinning in the past."
By the way, what kind of kindness did the eldest princess of Jinning have to the Queen Mother?
"The Queen Mother... and the eldest princess Jinning?" Wen Xiaotu looked curious.
She only knew that the eldest princess was the emperor's aunt, the late emperor's biological aunt. She was already at an advanced age and was of the highest rank regardless of her seniority or status.
Fang Jieyu sighed and said: "Sister, you don't know, during the late emperor's time, although our emperor was established as the prince early, the queen mother... was not established as the queen for a long time. It was not until the late emperor was seriously ill that he was the elder.
The princess went to the late Emperor in person, and then the Queen Mother ascended to the throne."
Wen Xiaotu secretly thought, so it turns out that the Queen Mother really owed the eldest princess a huge favor. So, let alone Helan Jieyu just disfigured a young talented person, even if she killed several people, I'm afraid there will be no one
Dare to ask her to risk her life.
Because of her status and affection, Helan Jieyu dared to be so arrogant after entering the palace, so arrogant that she blatantly gave poinsettia rouge to other concubines.
Helan was confident and felt that even if she ruined Fang's appearance, no one could do anything to her.
Wen Xiaotu sighed, she looked like a spoiled young lady. If such a woman were to marry an ordinary wealthy family, relying on her mother's family, she would indeed be willful for the rest of her life.
But this is the harem. No matter how noble your family background is, can you be more noble than the emperor and the queen mother?
Favor, as a thing, will be exhausted sooner or later.