Zhao Fujin, the Emperor who brought disaster to the country

Chapter 42
Yaohua Palace.

Meng Jiangying sat on the futon, and used an iron hook to pick out the firewood in the stove piece by piece into the silver charcoal. She turned over the silver charcoal and watched it slowly burn in the smoke, and then started again. Return the burning wood to the stove.

Behind her, an old nanny had been waiting for her. She just waited for her to finish choosing and then took out the smoky stove.

Meng Ruyi knelt and sat in front of the statue of Taoist Lord, her eyebrows were lowered and her lips moved slightly. She didn't know what she was praying to the Supreme Lord.

Meng Jiangying curled her lips and sat on the futon in a daze out of boredom.

At this moment, there was a slight shaking outside the door, and an old servant wearing a rough cotton robe with a jade pot in his arms hurriedly walked in.

When the nuns waiting at the door saw him coming, they all retreated spontaneously.

Meng Jiangying's eyes lit up: "Uncle Zhong, what delicious food did you bring?"

"Madam!" The old servant lowered his head and saluted: "I am just a slave. Just call me Zhong Xiang!"

As he spoke, he passed the jade jar in his hand forward: "This is the powdered sugar that the Crown Princess asked the old slave to bring you. I heard that it is provided by foreign countries and can be sprinkled directly on food."

"Ah, Sister Zhu is still thinking of me!" Meng Jiangying was even happier. She took the jar and opened the upside-down lid, and a sweet smell filled the air.

"It seems that Zhong Xiang's trip went smoothly?" Meng Ruyi bowed respectfully and then stood up from the statue of Lord Dao: "Did she accept my things?"

"Don't worry, Madam. Your Highness is being restrained in front of you. When you see what your Majesty sent you, you are simply overjoyed!" Zhong Xiang took out a piece of silk from his sleeve with a smile and wrote a few big characters on it.

The main hall of Yaohua Palace was quite dark. Meng Ruyi took the silk cloth, blew out the charcoal basin to create an open flame, and squinted for a long time before she could see clearly: "Everything is decided by my aunt!"

With just one glance, she stopped smiling: "Is this Zhu's handwriting?"

"Back to the eldest lady, when I went to see you, the Crown Prince happened to be called away by the people in the Palace Academy, leaving only the Crown Princess alone in the East Palace." Zhong Xiang paused, and then said: "The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess played in harmony. Ming, if the Crown Princess didn't get his signal, how could she dare to reply to your letter casually?"

"This Zhao Huan has always been timid and afraid of getting into trouble. Even in the East Palace, he doesn't dare to see you!" Meng Ruyi sneered and threw the silk cloth on the charcoal basin: "Forget it, as long as he can stand firm, he can protect himself wisely. Not a big mistake.”

"The eldest lady is absolutely right! The Crown Princess said that as long as we get things done, the rest will be left to her," Zhong Xiang said.

"She's so courageous! Then go down and explain. You must handle the matter in a rounded way, and there won't be any mistakes!" Meng Ruyi took off a black gold bracelet from her wrist: "This can at least be replaced. Come with 1000 taels of silver and keep it for comfort when the matter is completed."

"Your Majesty~~" Zhong Xiang declined: "There are no good things in your palace anymore, so I'd better keep this bracelet as a memory. The slaves will never let the old man lose!"

After finishing speaking, he bowed and walked out backwards.

After Meng Jiangying walked out of the door, she put down the jar she had been holding in her hand: "Aunt, why do you have to pester Emperor Mingde to let go? Logically speaking, her mother is on good terms with you. If you Wouldn't it be easier if I have a better friend than her?" "Do you think she really doesn't know where the things she gets come from?" Meng Ruyi snorted coldly: "She is not the easy one to cheat. I’m so cunning!”

"Ah? Aunt, you mean she has already entered the 'Miracle'!" Meng Jiangying was shocked: "That's probably not the case. Didn't you say that you couldn't get in again after trying many methods?"

"The pendant has been synthesized." Meng Ruyi felt a faint pain in her heart: "The half of the pendant that was on her mother when she was recalled to the miracle disappeared. She must have thrown it into another world.

I went from the Lotus Terrace to her home in another world and searched for a long time, but I couldn't find it.

At first I thought I had the painting in my hand and it would be okay if I lost the half pendant. Who would have expected that since I came out that time, I could never get back in again! "

"Aunt, you are too careless!" Meng Jiangying complained, and then became curious again: "Since the half of the pendant was lost in another world, how did Zhao Fujin get it?"

"Is it possible that you asked Qiongzhi to wear the other half of the pendant around her neck?" Meng Jiangying guessed.

"It stands to reason that it shouldn't be the case. Haven't our aunt and nephew already tried it? There has been no movement on that pendant since I came out of the miracle for the last time." Meng Ruyi pressed her head: "Moreover, Something happened to Emperor Huifu that night, but she was not injured at all. This is really weird!"

"Do you want to call Qiongzhi over and ask?" Meng Jiangying mentioned the word "Qiongzhi" with a bit of disdain in her eyebrows: "This girl is really useless. She is five or six with Emperor Mingde. It’s been years, but I haven’t been able to get a favor, and I rushed back as soon as I said I would!”

"She is a poor person, please don't target her like this!" Meng Ruyi frowned slightly: "It doesn't matter if she comes back, she is a daughter of a noble family. If I hadn't dragged her down, she would have been well-fed and well-fed by now. .”

"According to me, my aunt is too kind-hearted. If those people hadn't wavered, you would be in front of Queen Yuanyou right now. It's hard to say who is dragging down whom!" Meng Jiangying said This incident made me very angry: "Jiang Fen and the others are blaming my aunt, saying that you shouldn't be so devoted to the Empress Dowager that you even risk your own life and property."

"If it weren't for her, who would I be?" Meng Ruyi was so angry that she said, "But the Meng family just thinks that they are being implicated by me. Then you can call Qiongzhi here. It would be better to figure things out earlier." good."

Qiongzhi returned to Yaohua Palace. After waiting for a long time, she was not summoned by Empress Meng. She was feeling anxious when someone from the palace came to call her.

She quickly came to the main hall, and when she saw Meng Ruyi, her eyes immediately turned red: "My eldest lady, I have failed in my duty and even lost my eldest lady's belongings. I really deserve death!"

"Oh, my poor child, get up quickly, it's cold on the ground!" Meng Ruyi's eyes turned red unconsciously. She took a few steps forward and helped Qiongzhi up: "I've wronged you, a good lady, for giving someone I’ve been a call girl for so long!”

"Big Empress~~" Qiongzhi looked at the kind woman in front of her through tearful eyes, choked with sobs and unable to speak.

"Okay, okay, look at your long-lasting love. If others don't know, they will treat you as biological mother and daughter!" Meng Jiangying said with a sour heart at the side: "Qiongzhi, tell us Let’s talk about it, what happened that night, and why was Zhao Fujin unscathed?”

"Big empress~~" Qiongzhi sobbed: "I suspect that Emperor Mingde was taken away by an alien soul!"

(End of this chapter)