Liang Xiaoshang suffered from sunstroke a few days ago and took leave to recuperate in the lower veranda.
The queen sent Nanny Hui to bring him mung bean soup and ice cubes to relieve the heat. Four young eunuchs followed, carrying two two-foot-wide ice cubes filled with ice.
The eunuchs' houses were all low, unventilated and dark. They were hot in the summer and cold in the winter, which was really unbearable.
Liang Xiao was lying on the bed. He got up in a hurry and said to Aunt Hui, "Why are you here? Such a hot day is really shortening my life."
"This is a special order from the Queen. Your residence is too hot and stuffy, so you need to put ice in the room." Aunt Hui said, "I want you to rest in peace and recuperate, and put everything else aside."
Liang Xiao burst into tears of gratitude and said, "Thank you very much, Queen, for your grace. I feel even more ashamed."
The young eunuchs put down their things and left, leaving only Nanny Hui in the room.
Seeing this situation, Liang Xiao had already thought about it several times.
Aunt Hui was the person the queen brought from her natal family when she entered the palace, and she was a close confidant.
In recent years, he has not served the queen, but has gone to the prince's side.
It was obvious that the queen wanted her to serve the prince wholeheartedly, and with Liang Jing by her side, everything could be taken care of.
Now that Aunt Hui has come to her residence, it can be seen that something is extraordinary.
So I asked with a smile: "Mom, do you have anything to teach me today? But it doesn't hurt."
Aunt Hui smiled before she said anything: "Manager Xiaoliang is joking, you are a considerate person and you have done nothing wrong. What can I, an old woman, do to teach you?
But the Queen Mother sent me here to ask you something, because it concerns your master, Mr. Liang, and I’m afraid that others may not be able to handle it properly.”
"My master's business?" Liang Xiao was a little surprised when he heard this, but then he felt that it was reasonable.
If it were someone else, there would be no need to ask Aunt Hui to come out.
"I wonder what grandma wants to ask my master?"
Holding half a cup of tea in her hand, Nanny Hui said kindly: "It's not a big deal, the Queen just wants to verify the truth. Someone came to the Queen and said that Manager Liang and a maid named Xue Hengzhao from Furong Palace
The past is very dense.
He has a nose and eyes, but it doesn’t look like he’s making it up. As you know, Mr. Liang is the Queen’s confidant. With an identity like his, it’s inevitable that people will covet him.
Of course, the empress does not doubt Manager Liang's loyalty, she is just afraid that he will be deceived. I heard that the woman is very cunning and cunning, and she is the daughter of a criminal. It is unlikely that she has no other thoughts.
So the queen specially asked me to ask you, do you know anything?"
Liang Xiao understood what was going on as soon as he heard it. In fact, he was about the same age as Liang Jing.
In order to curry favor with Liang Jing, he lowered his status, which shows that he is also a ruthless person.
"My master is the general manager of Ronghua Palace. He has contact with people in various palaces on weekdays. Even if he spoke a few words to that girl, it was no big deal." Liang Xiao deliberately downplayed the matter.
"Manager Xiaoliang, I know you are worried, mother-in-law. You are afraid that if this matter comes out, your master will not want to see you." Aunt Hui smiled and persuaded, "Actually, the reason why I came to you is because the Queen knows it well. You know
some things.
It is true that Mr. Liang is your master, but first of all, the Queen is our master. Secondly, the Queen is here to help Mr. Liang, not to harm him.
If General Manager Xiaoliang insists on not saying anything, is he trying to put your master into an unkind and unjust situation?"
After hearing what she said, Liang Xiao quickly said: "I don't dare, I don't dare. I just thought that my master would never do anything to disgrace the queen, and I didn't think to myself that I was short-sighted."
Liang Xiao didn't really want to protect Liang Jing, but he had to do what he should do.
But I heard from Aunt Hui that the Queen already knew something, so if she tried to hide it any more, she would be acting recklessly.
As long as what he told was the truth and he did not add any exaggeration, he would not only show his loyalty to the queen, but also make it difficult for people to see that he had framed Liang Jing.
Even if one day, things were revealed, Liang Jing would not really do anything to him.
"It doesn't matter, just talk about it. The Queen can trust Manager Xiaoliang, otherwise she wouldn't have sent me over." Aunt Hui took a sip of tea, "Then just tell me."
"This Xue Hengzhao is indeed a little different," Liang Xiao thought for a while and said, "What I remember most clearly is that when winter first came last year, all the palaces issued orders to make cold clothes for the soldiers guarding the border.
At that time, two maids in our palace said that they found inclusions in the cold clothes sent from Furong Palace, and there were many poems and essays written in them that were against the imperial court.
So they summoned all the maids from Furong Palace to examine the handwriting. Xue Hengzhao's handwriting was very similar to the handwriting in Han Yi.
My master was not in the palace at that time, so he left it to me to handle. So I ordered someone to take a picture of Xue Heng, and at the same time, I searched for evidence from her past writings.
Then my master came back and took her to a room alone and kicked us out. The two of them didn't know what they said.
Then my master came out, and I suggested to him that the matter should be finalized as soon as possible, so that no one would add fuel to the flames and spread the word. Moreover, this little palace lady was not an economical person at first glance. I always felt that she would cause trouble.
But my master disagreed, and further investigation revealed that it was not her fault.
So after all, I am not as clear-minded as my master, but this Xue Hengzhao is not known to have any abilities. My master has always treated her with courtesy.
Another time, Yaojia County asked me to go to Furong Palace to call her over, but my master stopped me halfway and told me not to meddle in other people's business.
Also, after the eunuch Liu Hu died, my master also called her to Liu Hu’s residence alone, because no one else was allowed to be around, so I didn’t dare to speculate.”
He nodded while talking about Nanny Hui, and then asked: "There is another recent incident. I wonder if Mr. Liang still remembers it? Before the Dragon Boat Festival, several people saw Xue Hengzhao meeting Mr. Liang, and they were holding a
cage."
"Before the Dragon Boat Festival..." Liang Xiao frowned and thought carefully, "I remembered that when I was looking for my master, I saw a slender figure walking past from a distance, it must be Xue Hengzhao.
When I saw my master, he was alone, holding a cage in his hand containing the gray rabbit.
As for whether Xue Hengzhao gave it to him, or it just happened that someone of similar stature passed by. I don’t know, and I don’t dare to say anything nonsense.”
"I have disturbed Manager Xiaoliang for a long time, but you are still ill. Lie down and have a good rest." Aunt Hui nodded and stood up, "You know what happened today, I know it, and the Queen knows it. You