Rebirth of the silly girl Chengfei

Chapter 32

The lake water was icy cold, and the moment Concubine Shi was soaked, her cold teeth chattered.

Concubine Shi yelled sadly: "Help me, help me go up!"

The concubines are still in a daze at the moment, they didn't expect Xiao Sesu to kick Concubine Shi, the child's heart, really don't take anything seriously, just kick it if you say it.

"Help me, save me quickly!" Concubine Shi couldn't swim, she kept ups and downs, and choked on several mouthfuls of ice water.

Her maidservant and two concubines wanted to save her, but Concubine Shi struggled so hard that they couldn't hold her hand, they panicked for a long time but failed to save her, they hesitated for fear of being dragged into the water.There were also some concubines who were on the sidelines secretly whispering that they were willing to gamble and admit defeat, which is also impossible.

And Shanzong and Yupo Emperor Ji were even more indifferent.

"Help! Help! Cough, cough, cough..." Concubine Shi felt that she was going to sink, she choked on a few mouthfuls of water, her entire chest was as cold as if it was stuffed with ice, and it was extremely difficult to breathe.

Shan Zong held his elbows and did not move, his eyes slanted not far away, seeing Yu Wangyan returning home, he gave Yu Wangyan a hug from a distance.

"What's going on." Yu Wangyan approached, glanced at Concubine Shi in the water, and then looked at everyone.

The concubines hurriedly saluted him, "Concubine sees the prince."

"Cousin." Yupo Emperor Ji smiled coquettishly, "I've been waiting for you for a long time, and you've returned home."

"Yu Po." Yu Wangyan nodded at her, then looked at Shanzong, "What's going on?"

Shan Zong said truthfully: "It is Concubine Shi who wants to compete with Wang Hao on musical instruments, and whoever loses will jump into the lake. As the prince saw, this is the result of the competition. Of course, Concubine Shi did not want to jump into the lake, because she was forced to jump into the lake. Kicked it down."

Yu Wangyan glanced at Xiao Sesel, she smiled innocently and was eating her fingers.There was a strange light fluctuating in Yu Wangyan's eyes, and he said to Shan Zong: "Rescue people."

"Yes."

Shan Zong clapped his hands three times, and immediately the guards arrived like a gust of wind, and the concubines retreated collectively in shock.The guards quickly grabbed Concubine Shi and dragged her up.She was so cold that she was about to lose consciousness, her breathing was extremely difficult, and when she saw Yu Wangyan, she burst into tears.

"My lord! This concubine has been wronged so much!" Concubine Shi threw herself into Yu Wangyan's arms, "The water is so cold, the princess kicked this concubine into the lake, how could this concubine bear it!"

Yu Wangyan pushed Concubine Shi away, let the maid help her, looked at Xiao Sesel who was rubbing the insect flute, and said indifferently: "She has a child's heart and can't tell the difference, but it's you, why do you want to bet with her?" .”

"It was the concubine who provoked my concubine." Concubine Shi cried until she was crying, "My lord, you can see that my concubine's face is swollen by the concubine's beating, and all the sisters have seen it, it was the concubine who slapped my concubine herself. "

Xiao Sesu acted as if he hadn't heard it, and concentrated on playing the insect flute, not letting Lu Yi speak.Those who tell stories will end up with lies that are self-defeating, and they don't need to defend themselves at all.

Sure enough, Yupo Emperor Ji said: "Cousin, the matter is not what Shi Fangfei said."

Shan Zong also said: "I have seen the whole process. The princess and Miss Luyi were doing well under the pavilion. It was Concubine Shi and a few young masters who provoked her first, slapped Miss Luyi, and asked the princess to be with her. She competes, and whoever loses will jump into the lake. The concubine couldn't see that Miss Luyi was beaten, so she agreed, the competition just now was very exciting, it's a pity that the prince didn't see it."

Yu Wangyan showed surprise, and squinted at Xiao Sesu.He would naturally be surprised by the result of this competition, but because of his cold nature, reserved and reticent, the surprised expression was not so obvious on his face.

"My lord..." Concubine Shi trembled coldly, knowing that she was in the wrong, so she had to resort to weak and pitiful tricks in order to win Yu Wangyan's pity.However, seeing that Yu Wangyan's attention was all on Xiao Sesu at this moment, Concubine Shi was resentful and cried miserably.

"Send your master back." Yu Wangyan said to Concubine Shi's maid, and then said to the other concubines: "Although the concubine is stupid, she is a concubine. This kind of thing is not an exception."

The concubines felt dejected, so they had no choice but to answer: "I will keep it in my heart."

"Stand back." Yu Wangyan didn't want to look at them more.

Concubine Shi could no longer describe the resentment in her heart in words, she only knew that if there was no one here, she would rush up and bite Xiao Sesu's neck off.

Under Shan Zong's sharp gaze, all the concubines left in dismay, and Concubine Shi was among them, even sneezing in a panic.

Empress Yupo was shrewd, she smiled and said to Yu Wangzhang, "Cousin must have something to say to the concubine, I'll go back to the main hall and wait for my cousin, Master Shanzong, please send me to the main hall."

"I would like to follow the imperial edict of Ji Yi." Shan Zong bowed his hands and sent Empress Yupo away.

Under the octagonal pavilion, only Yu Wangyan, Xiao Sesu, and Luyi are left.

Half of Luyi's face was still swollen and red from the cold, Yu Wangyan asked her to go back to the room to apply medicine first, Luyi was worried and bleak, she stood in a stalemate for a long time before obeying Yu Wangyan's order, and turned around every step of the way .

Xiao Sesu smiled happily, waved to Luyi, and then came to Yu Wangyan.

"My lord, the candy you bought for me is delicious!"

The cold light in Yu Wangyan's eyes became slightly warmer, and then turned cold again.He took the insect flute in Xiao Sesu's hand, and asked softly, "You used this to defeat her?"

"Yeah, Yupo Emperor Ji said I played well." Xiao Sesel said innocently, "Sister Shi Fangfei said that whoever loses will jump into the lake. I see her cheating and calling her a puppy. On the other hand, if I’m not good, if I hate her so much, I’ll kick her into the lake.”

"Well, don't do this again in the future." Yu Wangyan didn't blame Xiao Sesu, but thought of Concubine Shi, his eyes turned cold again.

Last night, I heard from Shanzong that after checking the hometowns and backgrounds of the women in the back house, I found that there was one whose hometown was Huyang, and that person was the Shi family.

A native of Huyang, a new concubine, and hostility towards Xiao Sese... These three suspicious points are all concentrated on Shi Shi alone, so Yu Wangyan has no choice but to suspect that he assassinated Xiao Sese by informing the dignitaries outside the mansion The insider might be Shi Shi, and it is very likely that she bribed Ah Yuan to serve Xiao Sesu thick ginseng soup.

However, although Shi Shi is very suspicious, is there no doubt about Xiao Sesu?

Even if she is familiar with the rhythm, if she can defeat Shi Shi, there must be something unusual.

Yu Wangyan thought of the weird cicadas he heard when he was about to return to the mansion, which came from the back lake of the mansion, and it seemed to be accompanied by the sound of the ocarina.And when he returned home, the sound of cicadas and ocarinas both stopped again.

The bottom of the jade-like pupils was black and bottomless, and Yu Wangyan asked: "Can your music make the cicadas sing in winter?"

Xiao Sesu's heart tightened, knowing that Yu Wangyan had a keen mind, so he doubted her again.Shaking his head, the pearls and hairpins and tassels on the bun jingled, Xiao Sesu asked in confusion, "Cicadas... what is it?"

"You don't know what a cicada is?"

"Cicada... I know, when I was at home, the housekeeper uncle caught it for me, and I even went up the tree to dig out the eggs, and cute birds can be drilled out of the eggs." Sex, and then pouted unhappy, "I haven't seen birds for a long time. Aunt Xue said that there are not many birds in winter, and there are few sparrows. I want to catch birds."

Seeing this, Yu Wangyan didn't ask any more questions, and Shanzong would tell him the details.But after this incident, doubts about Xiao Sesel surged up again in his heart. He said: "The song you played just now, when I returned to the mansion, I vaguely heard it. It was incomplete. You should play it again."

Xiao Sesu felt a little nervous.She played it just now, it is the third song in "Accompanying Gu", which can summon the remnants of other seasons in winter.At this moment, in front of Yu Wangyan, do you want to elicit cicadas again?
Xiao Sesu moved the insect flute to his lips, and played it. For the first time, he felt so flustered, his mind went blank, and he played that song like a machine.

She didn't dare to look directly into Yu Wangyan's eyes, for fear that he would see a guilty conscience, but after Yu Wangyan's eyes stirred up a dark surge, she turned her eyes to Xiao Sesu's hand again.

His light-white fingers had already turned red from the cold.

"You don't need to blow any more." Yu Wangyan signaled Xiao Sesel to stop, "It's freezing cold, my king will send you back to your room."

"My lord?" Xiao Sesu blinked in surprise.

"Hands are red from the cold."

Xiao Sesu froze, feeling extremely guilty for these heartwarming words.She shouldn't have exposed herself today, but because she couldn't see Lu Yi being wronged, she took this trick to fight Concubine Shi.She knew what the consequences would be. Yu Wangyan would be suspicious, but she would use more lies to make up for it, and it would be easier for her to make mistakes.

But Xiao Sesu didn't expect that Yu Wangyan would give up exposing her just because her hands were red from the cold, and he could obviously question her sharply.

"Go back to the fire first." Yu Wang took a few steps in his words and deeds. Seeing that Xiao Sesue was indifferent, he turned around again and took her hand, "You have just recovered from your injury, and you should take care of yourself, so you don't come out to blow air."

Desolate and speechless, my heart is sour and warm.

Let Yu Wangyan doubt her, she is not going to deliberately lie.It was because she believed for no reason that Yu Wangyan would not hurt her.

But what if he doesn't hurt her?She couldn't tell him that she was Zhang Jinse. Even if he could believe it, she couldn't let him be implicated by that traitor Zhang Jinse.

Sending Xiao Sesu back to the room, Yu Wangyan checked the charcoal fire basin and found no safety hazards before leaving the room.

All the way to the main hall, his brows were wrinkled like mountains, and his thoughts were chaotic.

Although he had only listened to a little of the piece that Xiao Sesue played for him just now, he could already recognize that the overall style of the rhythm arrangement was the tone of the ancient Xiang Kingdom.

This reminded Yu Wangyan that Mrs. He of Mrs. Zhang Taifu's family used to be good at playing the ocarina, and she especially loved the ancient tunes of Xiang State.Father Wang also mentioned that Madam He's adaptation of "Hua Xiangrong" with Hunan tunes was a masterpiece in Shunjing.

Xiang opera and Hunan embroidery, these two skills related to Mrs. He and Jinse, all appeared around Xiao Sese, and Yu Wangyan felt inexplicably uneasy.

He quickened his pace and went to the main hall.

In the main hall, Yupo Emperor Ji and Shanzong are both present.

When Shan Zong saw Yu Wangyan, he came out to welcome him, with a smile in his starry eyes, he said in a low voice, "My lord, the visit of Yupo Diji this time is related to the suppression of the Northern Wei Dynasty."

Yu Wangyan nodded lightly, and said in a low voice: "This lord, go and talk to her in detail, you should pay attention to Shi Shi and Xiao Sesu."

"Understood." Shan Zong arched his hands and retreated.

Beside the flower table in the main hall, Empress Yupo was sitting quietly, drinking some hot tea.The self-cultivation as a Di Ji made her look calm and virtuous, but the slightly frowned brows and the dimness in her eyes revealed that she was restless.

"Cousin." Seeing Yu Wangyan, Yupo Emperor Ji smiled.

Yu Wangyan nodded slightly at her, entered the room and waved away the servants, closed the doors and windows, and sat beside Yupo Emperor Ji.

"Yupo, tell me." Yu Wangyan poured another cup of tea and handed it to Empress Yupo.

"Cousin, actually my sixth brother asked me to come." Yupo Emperor Ji took the tea and said: "Since the news of the Northern Wei state's suppression of the border came to the imperial court, my father hastily dispatched generals to organize border defense and repel the enemy. But what kind of character is General Cang who led the army in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Father himself also felt that I, Dayao, would not be able to win against him, so he discussed with Queen Zhao to send Diji to marry him."

Yu Wangyan's eyes darkened, and he asked in a deep voice, "Did Empress Zhao hint at you?"

"No. Empress Zhao told Concubine Jiang about this matter, and Concubine Jiang intends to let me act as a concubine."

Concubine Jiang is the biological mother of the Second Highness Yu Qingxuan, and at the same time raising the brother and sister Yu Qinghan and Yupo.After all, they were not their own children, so Concubine Jiang would not treat the two sincerely, especially when she treated the prince Yu Qinghan, she couldn't tell what method she would use to control and suppress them.

Yupo Emperor Ji said: "The prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty spends his days and nights, and his reputation is notorious. No emperor is willing to marry him, and I am the same. Sixth brother and I have lived in Jiang Guifei's palace since we were young. I will be punished and tortured by Concubine Jiang. This time, my sixth brother said that he asked me to come to my cousin, and asked my cousin to help me to stay in Dayao."

Yu Wangyan's tone was slightly cold, "I knew it was Yu Qinghan's idea."

"My Sixth Brother has no bad intentions." Yupo Emperor Ji begged, "Sixth Brother told me that today my cousin is willing to help me, and that in the future Sixth Brother and I will definitely be able to help my cousin."

Yu Wangyan took a sip of tea, glanced at Yupo Emperor Ji, and stopped talking.

In the bleak room, the charcoal fire basin was burning vigorously.Xiao Sesu picked apart a chestnut casually, threw the chestnut shell into the fire, and suddenly there was the sound of sparks peeling.

These chestnuts are stored in the cellar of King Jin's Mansion, and they taste sweet and creamy.Xiao Sesu ate one, put a few more on the silver plate, and called for Lu Yi to come over and eat.

Luyi had just applied medicine on her face, it was cold, and it was not easy to get close to the charcoal fire. Seeing Xiao Sesue peeling chestnuts for her, she was moved and shouted: "Miss, you are so kind to me! But my face The ointment is not dry yet, it will be roasted, you should eat it first."

Xiao Sesu smiled, continued to eat one, peeled a few, and waited for Luyi's ointment to be completely absorbed.

This girl Luyi, I already regard her as my sister.

"Miss, Miss." Lu Yi suddenly said: "That Concubine Shi is really annoying, we didn't provoke her to provoke her, why is she like that! I'm really afraid that she will come to trouble Miss next time."

Xiao Sesu murmured: "I always feel that she has some reason..."

"what reason?"

Xiao Sesu remained silent, but felt that Concubine Shi's hostility towards her was probably not out of jealousy towards Concubine Zheng, but rather seemed to be instructed by someone to maliciously punish her.

Thinking like this, Xiao Sesu said: "Beware of her in the future, don't trust them."

Lu Yi was stunned, stuck out her tongue and said, "Okay, Lu Yi has made a note, what Miss said sounds like she has grown up a lot."

He was bleak but smiled silently.

(End of this chapter)