Acacia, don't be negative

Chapter 606 Deliberately making things difficult
Just as the tricky maid scolded her mother, Li Ruyi came down and asked, "What happened?"

Seeing that it was Li Ruyi, Concubine Xi bowed her body again and again and said, "This concubine has met sister Ruyi." After all, she was still a rank lower than Li Ruyi.

Li Ruyi said: "Sister Xi, you don't need to be too polite." She came over and casually glanced at the beautiful girls present, and said, "Are they making sister Xi unhappy? Why are they so angry?"

"No, no," Concubine Xi said with a smile, "How could they bump into the concubine? The concubine happened to pass by and saw them practicing palace etiquette. She thought it was interesting and came over to have a look. How did she know that this girl stepped on her?" The corner of the skirt of the concubine accidentally tipped over, causing all these beautiful girls to fall too." As she spoke, she pointed to the beautiful girl next to her.

Li Ruyi looked at the beautiful girl next to her. Although she was dressed in a simple and elegant way, with a simple bun and her hair was not messed up, which was very different from the portrait in the painting, Li Ruyi still recognized it. What a coincidence Unfortunately, it is the show queen Zhangyue selected by Gusu.

I don't know if Concubine Xi deliberately made things difficult for her alone or if she was a random target. If she was a target, she must have known where Wang Zhanyue came from, and Ye Song chose it.But all the concubines in the harem knew about Ye Song, and Concubine Xi had always imitated Ye Song. It was impossible for her not to know the past between Ye Song and Su Ruoqing, and only she knew what was going on in her mind.

Li Ruyi was noncommittal, and Concubine Xi changed the subject again, saying: "Actually, stepping on the skirts of my concubines is a trivial matter. The girls who have just entered the palace will inevitably be a little rash, and my concubines didn't care about them. It's just that these broken dishes, But they are all valuable in the palace, and I lost a few of them at once, I am afraid that I will be punished severely."

The nanny looked down and stood aside without answering. Now that Li Ruyi is here and Concubine Xi has said so herself, it is up to Li Ruyi to decide how to deal with it. Her interruption will only make Concubine Xi unhappy. Simply pretending to be deaf and dumb is the best policy.

But just because Mammy pretends to be deaf and dumb doesn't mean that others are also pretending to be deaf and dumb.At this moment, Wang Zhanyue at the side suddenly said: "Madam, please be clear, I did not step on the corner of this lady's skirt, I stood with a saucer on my head and did not dare to move, how can I step on it?" Her? On the contrary, I felt that my leg was tripped and I fell over, which hurt the sister next to me."

Concubine Xi didn't expect Wang Zhanyue to be so bold, she said the words in front of her, she reacted quickly, and said angrily: "You mean that this palace not only wronged you but also tripped you? Who gave you the guts to talk nonsense here?"

"It's fair." This Concubine Xi targeted her for no reason. If Concubine Ruyi hadn't come, maybe she would have suffered this embarrassment, but now that Concubine Ruyi is here, she is not stupid, why is she not telling the truth? To be honest.

Concubine Xi got angry on the spot, and said: "Where did you come from, how dare you argue with me about justice. Before I think about you, you want to frame me. What evidence do you have that Bengong deliberately tripped you up?" down you?"

Wang Zhanyue pursed her lips and remained silent.

Concubine Xi said again: "How did a girl like you who doesn't know respect and etiquette get into the palace?"

"If I knew everything from the beginning, I wouldn't stand here and learn palace etiquette. At this moment, I have really been taught."

Concubine Xi is about the same age as Wang Zhanyue, and in Li Ruyi's view, they are both young at heart.But Concubine Xi wanted to put on the mature air of an old man in the palace, so she really looked old-fashioned.

Wang Zhanyue was so angry with her that she turned around and begged Li Ruyi to drive Wang Zhanyue out of the palace.Li Ruyi said slowly: "Sister Xi doesn't need to be annoyed by this matter, she is just a beautiful girl who doesn't understand anything, if there is a conflict, please take care of my sister."

But Concubine Xi persisted: "This time I took it too long, what about the next time, what about the next time? I'm afraid that Sister Ruyi is too tolerant of them, but they don't know what is good or bad, and they will make more progress. Since they have made mistakes, they will be punished, otherwise how can they Convince the public?"

"It's all about choosing concubines for the emperor, why should sister Xi be so serious."

"No rules no standards."

Li Ru felt that Concubine Xi was so persistent, and said: "In this case, let's clarify the matter. Sister Xi said that this beautiful girl stepped on the corner of your skirt, and this beautiful girl said that she was tripped by someone. There are no witnesses present, and everyone has their own arguments. It is not easy for me to judge for a while. I think at this time, the emperor should have finished approving the memorial. Why don't I report this matter to the emperor so that How about the emperor come to make a judgment in person?"

Concubine Xi's expression changed a few times, and she finally bowed her head and said: "The emperor has worked hard enough on state affairs, how can I have the heart to bother him for such a trivial matter. Forget it, I shouldn't be here today. The concubines themselves are also responsible for such things. It's just that Mammy has to discipline them more severely." As she spoke, she squinted at Mammy.

Mammy hurriedly bowed in response.

Then Concubine Xi said to Li Ruyi: "Since sister Ruyi has come to supervise her, the concubine will not bother her, and I will leave first."

Li Ruyi nodded, and she left the square with a group of palace servants.Afterwards, Mammy didn't dare to be negligent, and asked the show girls to keep up their spirits and stand upright. When a few plates were broken, they replaced them with the same ones.

Li Ruyi looked at Wang Zhanyue, she was still standing by the side, she could not return to the team without Mammy not letting her back, and she might have to accept punishment from Mammy later.Li Ruyi then said to Mammy: "What happened today was nothing more than an accident, it's nothing, let her continue to practice, just pay more attention in the future."

On the way back, Ruixiang supported Li Ruyi, and said, "The empress Xi came here to find trouble. The empress also saw it just now, she is the beautiful girl she took the initiative to trip up."

Li Ruyi just smiled and didn't speak.Rui Xiang said again: "When Madam Cai said she was going to confront the emperor, she immediately lost her arrogance. Presumably she knew that she was wrong."

Li Ruyi walked a few steps before saying, "Maybe she doesn't want the emperor to see Wang Zhanyue anymore."

"Just because it was sent by Princess Xian?" Ruixiang realized, "It seems that Concubine Xi has already found out clearly. If she is really jealous of Princess Xian, she will never let Wang Zhanyue stay in the palace."

Li Ruyi instructed: "You should watch closely these days."

"Yes, ma'am."

Su Ruoqing doesn't seem to attach much importance to the draft, it's not necessary, since the show girl entered the palace, he hasn't visited it once, let alone asked about it.Every time, Li Ruyi brought some news to Su Ruoqing, and sometimes showed Su Ruoqing the embroidery made by the beautiful girls, or the paintings and calligraphy they painted, and the music they composed.

Su Ruoqing glanced over it hastily, and then said: "It's good to leave this matter to you, and you don't need to show it to me. You can stay in the palace if you think it's appropriate."

But Li Ruyi said: "How can I do that? After all, I am choosing the concubine for the emperor's harem. The concubines have gone to see them a few times before. All the beautiful women are well-rounded, and they are excellent in all aspects. If the emperor goes to see Now, there must be a few who can meet the emperor's wishes."

Su Ruoqing gave a light "um" and said no more.

After a while, Li Ruyi said, "Concubine Xian also selected two beautiful girls to enter the palace this time."

"Oh?" Su Ruoqing was taken aback.

Li Ru felt that he was finally distracted, so he said politely: "The concubine also paid special attention to the two beautiful girls. Needless to say, their appearance is also top-notch. One of them is Wang Zhanyue , quite temperamental, last time he had a little conflict with Concubine Xi, it can be seen that he is a person with backbone who will not be tamed."

Su Ruoqing said: "Since Princess Xian personally selected it, it must not be bad. I'll take a look when I'm free."

Li Ruyi said: "Okay."

It's just that it's enough to just talk about it here. Su Ruoqing didn't visit it even if he had time afterwards.The father-in-law next to him beat him and said: "Your Majesty, the beautiful girls in the Chuxiu Palace are now a little bit successful. I heard that half of them have been eliminated, and the remaining half are even better. The servant feels that those in the palace may not be good. Just be excellent, if the emperor thinks it is excellent, then it is excellent, why don't the emperor choose?"

Su Ruoqing put down what she was doing, and said, "Even you persuade me like this?"

The father-in-law said tactfully: "The emperor is not in a hurry, those old bones in the court are in a hurry, and the servant is also really anxious. If there is a caring empress who can accompany the emperor, the servant will be happy for the emperor!"

Su Ruoqing thought for a while, then said: "In this case, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival in a few days, let's announce that they will meet at the Mid-Autumn Palace banquet."

As soon as the decree came out, the ladies in Chuxiu Palace prepared meticulously.

Wang Zhanyue has been in the palace for so long, and she hasn't even seen the emperor.Because she offended Concubine Xi, Mammy made her suffer a lot, but Ruyi Palace often gave her things for no reason.

On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, palace lanterns are lit everywhere in the palace, making it look like a beautiful maze.The court ladies went to the main hall to prepare the palace banquet, and then went to the imperial garden to enjoy the moon.It was the turn of the show girls to come on stage. They carefully arranged a dance music and wanted to dedicate it to the emperor.

Wang Zhanyue wore a dance skirt like everyone else, but when she was about to go to the Royal Garden, the nanny asked her to send something elsewhere, but when she came back it was late, and all the show girls went to the Royal Garden first , she had no choice but to follow behind.The palace is so big, she always has to spend time to explore, in short, it is right to go to places with many people and bright lights.

When passing through a side garden, the sound of silk and bamboo not far away is faint, and it seems that it is about to reach the place.However, just as she was about to step up and cross a lake, she suddenly stopped.Two people came out of the darkness and blocked her way.When she saw that it was Concubine Xi and the maid beside her, she lowered her body and saluted.

Concubine Xi walked around her, tsk-tsk said: "It seems that the teaching these days is still beneficial to you, at least you know the dignity and bow your head. I thought you were really fearless."

(End of this chapter)