food queen

Chapter 247 The Palace Scandal (6)
"Yes, yes!" Mitai Concubine hurriedly kowtowed her head to show her loyalty, "Your Majesty is wise and benevolent. From now on, we mother and daughter will only follow His Majesty's lead. We will have nothing to say about what His Majesty needs us to do." After she finished speaking, she stretched out her hand again Touching Jiaying's sleeve, she reprimanded, "Jiaying, hurry up and kowtow to your brother!"

Jiaying watched her mother almost vomit blood and die in front of her eyes, and she was still terrified at the moment.She has always been proud and arrogant and didn't know how to be a little girl. Only now did she really understand what it feels like to be a knife and I am a fish. After being reminded by the secret concubine, Jiaying immediately came back to her senses and hurriedly kowtowed to show her loyalty. Mitai concubine is generally the same.

Yun Shuo exhaled lightly and said, "Okay, you all get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Mi Taipin took Jiaying and kowtowed again to thank her.

Yun Shuo stood up and looked around the yard again, said lightly: "This yard is well cleaned up." Then he turned and left.

Mi Taipin and Jiaying knelt on the ground and watched the glorious bright yellow figure disappear behind the mottled gray tile wall, and Fang collapsed on the ground together.

After a while, Jiaying suddenly asked: "Mother, will Shao Junwen still die?"

Mi Taipin shook her head: "I don't know."

In fact, she just wanted to ask this question. She thought that Shao Juanwen had Shao Xilan after all. Since the emperor forgave his mother and daughter, there was no reason for him to have trouble with their father and son, so if she asked for mercy, maybe the emperor would accepted.

But the moment the words came to her lips, she didn't ask.It was also fortunate that she didn't ask. Given Yun Shuo's mood at the time, if she had really asked, Shao Juanwen would have to be skinned in prison even if he didn't die.

After Yun Shuo came out of Tuisi Garden, he went straight back to Zichen Hall.After returning to the Zichen Hall, His Majesty the Emperor took a nap first, then got up and read the memorial for a while, and did not ask Wu Miao until after dinner, "Where is Shao Xilan?"

"Return to Your Majesty, Lord Shao is still kneeling where he was."

"Tell him to go back." Yun Shuo ordered lightly.

"Uh... huh?" Wu Miao thought to himself, is this going to tell him to go back?

"Why, do you have objections?" Yun Shuo looked at Wu Miao who was stunned, and asked.

"No, no." Wu Miao quickly agreed and turned around to pass on the message.

Shao Xilan knelt dryly for more than three hours in the secluded small pavilion in the imperial garden, her legs seemed to be limping when she got up, and she had to rely on the support of two young eunuchs to stand up, and she had to stand for a long time before she could walk.

Seeing his pitiful appearance, Wu Miao shook her head and sighed, "Master Shao, please go back." After Wu Miao finished speaking, she turned around and walked out.

"Eunuch Wu! Please wait a moment!" Shao Xilan staggered to follow, and when he was on the wrong side of Wu Miao, he took off a sapphire ring on his finger and put it in Wu Miao's palm. Fang cupped his hands and said: " Eunuch Wu, I need your advice on this matter today!"

Wu Miao watched the whole process, so he knew it in his heart.But this matter was something the emperor was very angry about. Even though he was clever, he didn't dare to be presumptuous, so he stuffed the things in his hand back into Shao Xilan's hands, and sighed: "Master Shao, it's not that our family doesn't help you. My son...it's really...ah! Our family still wants to live to serve the Lord Long Live! I'm sorry."

Although no real information was disclosed, Shao Xilan still got a crucial piece of information - his son Shao Juanwen committed a major crime!Even Wu Miao, the number one eunuch in front of the imperial court, did not dare to get involved in such a big matter.Shao Xilan hurriedly smiled wryly and pushed Wu Miao's hand back, then cupped her hands towards Wu Miao: "Eunuch Wu, what you said is off the mark. Your Majesty, if you can help Zhou Xuan, please help Zhou Xuan. If you can't, please help me." , I, Shao, will never dare to say anything else, so that's it, Shao will leave first."

"Come on! Master Shao, take care." Wu Miao nodded towards Shao Xilan.

Shao Xilan limped out of the imperial garden step by step, and it was already midnight when she left the palace gate.

No matter how powerful the autumn tiger is, the night wind in August will still be cool.

The muscles and bones of a pair of old legs were already active, and Shao Xilan's footsteps also returned to stability.But he still didn't get on the sedan chair, but just walked all the way, crossing Tian Street, Qingque Street, and Shangshu Street until he arrived at the gate of Shangshu Shao's Mansion in Tongzhou Alley.

"Master, let's go in?" The old family and the four servants who followed Shao Xilan in the carriage all the way stood behind their master and looked at the gate of the mansion, not daring to go in.

"Shu Liu'er, how many years have you been with this old man?" Shao Xilan asked the old driver behind him.

"Back to the master, this slave has been with the master for 21 years and four months." The old coachman was very emotional when he said this, and his voice was a little choked.Seeing his family's pampered master walking back from the palace step by step, the old coachman felt uncomfortable.

"It's been more than 21 years." Shao Xilan sighed and nodded, "Since the year you followed me, I have entered this temple and devoted myself to the imperial court. From the sixth-rank deacon back then to the second-rank heavenly official now , the old man has been away for 21 years. In the past 21 years, the old man can be said to be at every step, how come today, such a result?"

"Master, don't worry, the young master will be fine." The old coachman persuaded.

"Auspicious person? Hehe..." Shao Xilan shook his head with a smile, "His auspicious person and celestial aspect require all my efforts!"

"Master, Madam is here." Another family member next to him bowed back.

Shao Xilan turned her eyes away from the plaque on the gate of her mansion, lowered her head, looked at the old wife who was staggering with tears on her face, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "What are you doing out here? It's not like I won't be back."

Mrs. Shao came forward to support Shao Xilan's arm, and sighed: "Master, go home. My concubine asked someone to cook ginseng soup for you."

"Okay, okay! It's important to keep your body safe first." Shao Xilan nodded, and she and her wife supported each other and buried them in the threshold.

Shao Suwen followed behind, looked at the two figures in front of each other, sighed softly, turned around and told the housekeeper: "Close the door, it's late at night."

The heavy wooden door creaked and closed under the push of several servants. The copper ring inlaid on the door with the copper lion in its mouth inadvertently knocked on the lion, making a crisp and pleasant sound, which startled the flying birds perched on the branches. Fly to the night sky.

In the inner house of Shangshu Mansion, Mrs. Shao personally served Shao Xilan with a bowl of ginseng soup, and asked Shao Suwen to bring Mrs. Tang to warm Shao Xilan's knees.

"Master, what's the reason for Juan Wen's matter?" Mrs. Shao asked.

"Even Eunuch Wu, who is in front of His Majesty, keeps secrets, do you think it's a trivial matter?" Shao Xilan sighed helplessly.

"Then you can't even put people in prison without a reason! What crime did this Juan Wen commit? Even if it is interrogation, it will have to go through the interrogation of the three divisions. Is there a legal basis?" Mrs. Shao Sighed dissatisfied.

(End of this chapter)