The Golden Partridge of An Lingrong's Rebirth

Chapter 22.small victory

An Lingrong smiled resolutely: "Don't be nervous, Mr. Guan and I already know who is behind the scenes, it's not that we won't know if you don't tell us today, you just confirmed our guess. She raised her hand, motioning Xiao Yunzi to let go of Xiao Yinzi, "I only have a small stone to serve me, I am younger and can't do anything, I don't know if Eunuch Yin thinks of me, this little little Changxi?"

Xiao Yinzi just froze in place.

Zhen Huan came down to persuade An Lingrong, "Sister Rong, what are you doing with such a ungrateful, wolf-hearted slave?"

"Don't worry, sister, I know." An Lingrong looked at Xiao Yinzi, and said to Zhen Huan, "He is not Kang Luhai, he is still a conscientious one, but no one has taken him well all this time and made him go astray. Now it seems that he also understands some principles of being loyal to his master, but he just didn't follow a good master. It just so happened that I lacked someone, so I took it with me to train me. Don't worry, sister, after today, he will definitely not dare to think again I hurt my sister."

Only then did Xiao Yinzi realize that An Lingrong really wanted him, so he knelt on the ground with a plop, and kowtowed: "This slave will be smashed to pieces in order to repay the little master's great kindness." He turned his head and kowtowed to Zhen Huan again, " The slave knows that his crime is unforgivable, and he only asks the nobleman to hold his hand high and spare his life, so the slave will definitely keep it in mind."

Seeing An Lingrong's insistence, Zhen Huan stopped persuading her: "That's all."

"You don't need to be smashed to pieces, you have to make a contribution to the matter in front of you before you can talk." An Lingrong smiled slightly, "Do you know how to say it now?"

Xiao Yinzi swallowed hard, took a deep breath, and said: "Ms. Li concubine ordered the slave to serve Yu Guan's daughter, let me tell her the method of poisoning nobleman Guan, if she is willing to do it, let the slave Run errands to pass a message to Huasui, just say it’s Yu Guan’s wife’s intention, and then pass the medicine to Huasui, that’s it.” He paused, and then said, “There are two times before and after, and the second time is this The second time, the medicine used was a bit more common. The concubine Li sent someone to go directly to the imperial hospital to check the prescription of nobleman Guan, and then got a blind medicine. The first time the medicine was more toxic, it was found outside the palace, it seemed to be... Concubine Hua's handwriting seems to be very expensive, and it is packed in a cloisonné porcelain bottle, and the servants still keep the bottle!"

"Very good." An Lingrong nodded, looked at Zhen Huan and said, "Mr. Yu has a grudge and wants to take revenge on her sister. This is already a certainty, but if you only talk about Mrs. Yu, at most you can only pull out Concubine Li. Come, but if you kill Concubine Li, you can tear a piece of flesh off Concubine Hua."

Zhen Huan's eyes flickered, she thought for a while, and called Cui Jinxi: "This matter still needs to be reported to the emperor and queen. Tomorrow, you will bring Huasui and Xiao Yinzi to report back, and you must explain the matter in detail. clear."

Cui Jinxi leaned over to answer.

"You go back to Yuguan's daughter today, pretend nothing happened, and when things settle down tomorrow, I'll ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to bring you here." An Lingrong nodded to Xiao Yinzi.

Xiao Yinzi repeatedly responded and retreated.

The next day, the queen complained of illness, Cui Jinxi reported the matter to the emperor, and it took a long time before she came out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"It's been so long." Cui Jinxi is Su Peisheng's hometown. As soon as she came out, Su Peisheng stepped forward and asked with concern.

"You have to make it clear, I'm clumsy with my tongue." Cui Jinxi glanced at him, said a few words of self-effacing, and then saluted him, "Then there will be you, Eunuch Lao."

Su Peisheng laughed twice, and hurried into the Hall of Mental Cultivation to serve him.

The emperor's face was gloomy, and he didn't catch Yu's poisoning incident immediately, but ordered Su Peisheng in a deep voice: "Go and find out carefully, on New Year's Eve, is there anyone else going to Yimei Garden besides Yu's?" Pass."

What An Lingrong said last time aroused the emperor's suspicion today.

Su Peisheng's scalp tightened, this Yu Shi was personally found by him and sent to the imperial court, if something went wrong, wouldn't he be the one to blame for the almost poisoning of the nobleman today.So he hurriedly took the order and went down to do the errand.

However, before he could find out the matter clearly, nobleman Guan came to send the answer.

The emperor intended to call her over to appease her, but Zhen Huan deliberately leaked out about the chance encounter with the emperor on New Year's Eve: "The concubine once prayed for blessings on New Year's Eve, and hoped that the wind would be as good as she wanted, so that she would not be easily harassed, but she didn't want the sky to fail her wish. "

The emperor frowned: "Where did you make your wish, and what kind of wish did you make?"

Zhen Huan was only reminded of this incident by Cui Jinxi. On New Year's Eve, she ran to Yimeiyuan to make a wish, accidentally wet her shoes and socks, ran into a strange man, and excused herself as a maid of Yimeiyuan to escape. Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Yu was made an official woman, and only then did Mrs. Yu be favored later.

But what is true is true, and what is false is false. After Yu Shi was favored, she was mostly favored by singing Kunqu opera. The poem that touched the emperor's heartstrings has long been forgotten. Previously, the emperor did not pursue it, but if If we really want to pursue it, the Yu family is the crime of deceiving the emperor.

"Leaning in the plum garden on New Year's Eve, I hope that the headwind will be as good as it is, and it will not be easily damaged. It was difficult to walk in the snow that night, and my concubine accidentally wet her shoes and socks." Zhen Huan said slowly.She didn't want to harm anyone, but if this person pressed her every step of the way and insisted on killing her, she would not be killed in vain.

At this time, the emperor was 100% sure that the person who talked to him that day was Zhen Huan, not Yu Shi, but he still asked one more question without worrying, and got the expected answer: "The concubine did meet a strange man. Because I went out with illness, and because the man and the woman couldn't get married, the concubine lied about being a maid in the garden, and then escaped. The concubine went out privately and violated the palace rules, so I have never dared to speak about it, and I ask the emperor to forgive me. .”

Zhen Huan bowed profusely.

The emperor was in a very good mood, and came over to help her up himself: "So it's you, it's you." He patted Zhen Huan's hand and pulled her closer to him, "It's so strange that Mrs. Yu can only say that, she doesn't look like a woman at all." A well-read poet, she pretended to be you and wanted to poison you, I can't keep her. Su Peisheng, pass on the decree, the Yu family deceived the king, poisoned the concubine, and committed suicide."

Su Peisheng took the order: "Hey, my servant will do it immediately."

"The two servants who helped the Yu family, Hua Sui and Xiao Yinzi, will be executed immediately." The emperor said again.

Zhen Huan quickly said: "Your Majesty, my concubine held Xiao Yinzi last night. He confessed and said a lot of things. Why don't you listen before making a decision, Your Majesty?"

The emperor hesitated for a moment, nodded, and asked Su Peisheng to send someone over.

Not to mention how Xiao Yinzi replied in front of the imperial court, the news that Su Peisheng went to the Yinghua Palace to pick up someone in person immediately reached Concubine Hua's ears, and Concubine Li and Cao Guiren were both there at that time.

"Your Majesty, eunuchs are rootless things. They are the most spineless. They will definitely not recruit themselves when they are in front of the imperial court. Mrs. Yu will definitely not be able to keep her. I'm afraid she will confess to her." Concubine Li didn't know that she was in great trouble, Thinking of pushing Mrs. Yu out to take the blame, "According to the concubine's point of view, it's better to settle everything once and for all."

"No, if your lady strikes at this time, it will attract attention." Cao Guiren hurriedly stopped him. After all, he is a military adviser, so his words have more weight. It's not too late to take care of her."

"She wants Zhen Huan's life to avenge herself. Now that she is alive, how can she not confess to us?" Concubine Hua was a little impatient.

Cao Guiren smiled and comforted: "She wants to live, but she wants the whole family to live."

However, before they could make a proper arrangement, the successive imperial edicts smashed them to pieces.

"The Yu family of the Yinghua Palace deceived the emperor, poisoned the concubines, and committed suicide."

"The concubine Li of Qixiang Palace intends to murder the concubine, disturb the harem, deprive her title, and put her in the cold palace."

"Concubine Concubine Hua of Yikun Palace, for her ineffective care and inappropriate assistance, she is hereby withdrawn from the right to assist the sixth palace."

"Kin this-"

Concubine Hua immediately opened her eyes and stood up: "What? Father-in-law made it clear, what do you mean by my palace's ineffective care and improper assistance? But because of Yu Shi's poisoning of the nobleman in Guan?"

"Since the empress knows, why bother to ask?" Su Peisheng tried hard to persuade her that Concubine Hua treated him well. She had been favored for many years and had the support of the Nian family. Sentence, "This matter is because the emperor was thinking about the old relationship with the empress for many years, so he raised it high and put it down gently. The empress must not make mistakes again."

Concubine Hua knew that she had made a slip of the tongue, and thanked Su Peisheng with her handkerchief.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Hua! Madam, save me! I don't want to go to the cold palace, I don't want to go!" Concubine Li was so frightened that everyone was dumbfounded. He begged, "Your Majesty, the concubine did all this because she listened to her words, you must save me!!"

Concubine Hua's expression changed immediately: "What nonsense!"

"Concubine Li was suddenly abolished, she has lost her mind and gone crazy." Cao Guiren's mind turned quickly, and he took a step forward to protect Concubine Hua, and said sharply, "Are you all dead? A lunatic, don't hold back , what if I hurt my mother!"

"Yes, Concubine Li is crazy, talking nonsense in front of the palace, and still not gagging her!" Concubine Hua was frightened into a cold sweat, and held Cao Guiren's hand tightly before she stopped her posture, as if ordering The servant of Yikun Palace seemed to be explaining to Su Peisheng.

The words of a madman cannot be trusted.

But Concubine Li was not crazy after all, when she was dragged out, she was still cursing and said a lot of things, and everyone in the palace knew about it.

"This time she made a big fuss and was ashamed. I heard that she hasn't left the gate of Yikun Palace for three days." Shen Meizhuang's health has improved. Today, An Lingrong and Zhen Huan invited the queen to visit her, Speaking of Concubine Hua, her face was full of smiles, "With the loss of Mrs. Yu, concubine Li, and even the right to assist the Sixth Palace, this round can be regarded as a big victory for the two younger sisters."

Zhen Huan smiled and scolded her, but An Lingrong's eyebrows and eyes never stretched: "I don't see it. Concubine Hua is still sitting in Yikun Palace, and the emperor went to her for dinner last night. It can be seen that the favor has not diminished, even if the incident with Concubine Li is troublesome. Everyone in the palace knew that the emperor also had to take into account the face of the great general of the previous dynasty, whether he would neglect Concubine Hua, after all this time passed, who would remember the matter of Concubine Li. This time, it was just a small victory. "

After hearing An Lingrong's words, Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang were also relieved.

Shen Meizhuang nodded: "Rong'er is right, but I am crazy."

"Fortunately, I didn't really get hurt this time. It's a blessing among misfortunes." Zhen Huan comforted, "It's just that Concubine Hua doesn't care about the Sixth Palace, so I have to tire the empress."

She wished she was tired.

An Lingrong covered her lips and smiled lightly: "So sister Mei must get well soon, so that she can help the empress take care of the trivial matters in the palace."

Shen Meizhuang pursed his lips and laughed.

After chatting for a while, An Lingrong and Zhen Huan were about to return to Suiyuxuan, but they heard Caiyue say that Zhou Ninghai, who was next to Concubine Hua, had come to tell Concubine Hua that she wanted An Lingrong to go to Yikun Palace.

"Concubine Hua got a new piece of material, she thinks it is very suitable for Rong Chang, so I specially Xuan Xiaozhu went over to have a look." Zhou Ninghai said, with imperceptible respect.

Zhen Huan became alert for an instant and held An Lingrong's hand, and Shen Meizhuang straightened up immediately.

An Lingrong patted Zhen Huan reassuringly, nodded to Shen Meizhuang, got up and followed Zhou Ninghai.

All the way to Yikun Palace, Hua Concubine and Cao Guiren sat in the side hall together, the atmosphere was terribly gloomy.

"Here you come? Sit down." Concubine Hua waved to An Lingrong, let her sit opposite her, and went straight to the point, "An Lingrong, I promise you a concubine, and you may live alone in Qixiang Palace, how about that?" ?”

An Lingrong didn't take his seat, but asked as if he didn't understand: "Where did you start talking about Concubine Hua?"

Concubine Hua was a little impatient: "You come from a small family, and at most you can be a noble person in this palace. This palace allows you, but the empress can't give you honor. This palace knows about Concubine Li. It was you who did it behind the scenes, and you are not so smart yet." Concubine Hua narrowed her eyes, slightly threatening, "An Lingrong, if you surrender to me again, this time I will take care of you. have no idea."

It seems that Cao Guiren saw it.

An Lingrong cast a glance at Cao Guiren, who was quietly sitting beside her. She didn't think Concubine Hua was so smart. Concubine Hua at most saw the level of Guiren Guan, and she suspected her. It must have been revealed when she intended to win over Guiren Cao. Somewhat clever.

But An Lingrong didn't want to accept Concubine Hua's solicitation.

(End of this chapter)