I can't afford to mess with the concubine doctor

Chapter 111 Methods
Zhou Fu couldn't understand what Xu Guifei was thinking for a while, so he quickly apologized and said with a smile: "This slave is stupid, please show me the master."

"Murong Jing just entered the Hall of Qinzheng, and Bengong passed right away. If you were the emperor, wouldn't you think that Bengong was deliberately watching his tracks?" I'm afraid of losing my mind in everything, especially at this critical moment. , the more she has to hold her breath, otherwise she will only be thrown into trouble by the Queen's mother and son, and fall into a situation beyond redemption.

After being explained by Concubine Xu, Zhou Fu also understood, nodded and said: "The master is wise and wise, and the slave can't match it, so let's go there later."

Hearing this, Xu Guifei glared at Zhou Fu angrily, and said coldly: "I thought you were smart, but you became stupid when you didn't think so, I will give you another chance, if you can't guess correctly Sincerely, from today onwards, you can go to work outside the palace."

All the work outside the palace was hard work, how could Zhou Fu want to go, he immediately frowned and thought about it carefully, and after a while, he tentatively replied: "Master, you want to pay your respects to the empress?"

"Finally, I'm not so stupid that I can't be saved." Concubine Xu Guifei tidied herself up, looked in the mirror and felt that there was nothing wrong, she got up slowly and said, "Let's go."

The Empress paid more attention to this matter than she did. No matter what the outcome of the trial was, Murong Jing would inform the Empress as soon as possible. When she heard the news from the Empress, it would be logical for her to rush to the Hall of Qinzheng Things.

To say that the spread speed of gossip in the palace is even faster than gossip news on the modern Internet. On the way to Fengyi Palace, many people quietly looked at Concubine Xu with strange eyes, but Concubine Xu only Sitting on the shoulder chariot in a dignified manner, as if he didn't realize it.

All the way to the main hall of Fengyi Palace, I saw that Li Zhaoyi was also there, sitting down and chatting with the queen. Seeing Concubine Xu came in, there was a flash of hatred in her eyes, and she immediately stood up and saluted: "My concubine pays her respects to the concubine and empress." .”

Before Li Zhaoyi could bend her knees, Concubine Xu Guifei stepped forward quickly, supported her, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few days, my sister is getting more and more beautiful, no wonder the emperor can't put it down."

Li Zhaoyi hated Concubine Xu's mother and son even more since she ventured to the prison of the Ministry of Justice last time and was arrested. She adopted Qu Lingxu's suggestion and truthfully confessed Lai Qifeng's embezzlement and bribery and other bad deeds, and offered to the emperor to provide Tibetan silver. Place.

It never occurred to Lai Qifeng that the precious daughter he regarded as a life-saving straw turned out to be the last straw that crushed his life, but just like what Li Zhaoyi said, no matter how unwilling he is, he will definitely not implicate both of them. His two sons died together, so he could only bear all the charges alone and was sentenced to beheaded.

The mother's family suffered, and the concubines in the palace would also be implicated, but Li Zhaoyi's act of killing relatives righteously won the emperor's admiration. In addition, he loved this charming concubine very much, so not only did he not Any punishment, on the contrary, gave countless rewards, and the limelight was even stronger than before.

Concubine Xu's painstaking scheme not only failed to get rid of Li Zhaoyi who was an eyesore, but also caused Murongli to be suspected by the emperor. Such a thing of shooting herself in the foot undoubtedly made her hate Li Zhaoyi even more, but it was only for a while No one can do anything between them.

Concubine Xu's words sounded like praise at first glance, but Li Zhaoyi couldn't understand that the other party was mocking her for betraying her father in exchange for honor, so she smiled lightly: "The imperial concubine is graceful and luxurious, even my mother's younger sister He and his niece are also very beautiful, how can they be compared to ordinary women like concubines." After finishing speaking, he turned to look at the queen, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, do you think so?"

Concubine Xu's niece, Xu Xi'er, has been given to Prince Li as a concubine since she was caught having an affair with Prince Li last time. He didn't even step into the new house on the wedding night. Not only that, but he also successively accepted two concubines into the mansion. The two concubines saw that the prince didn't want to see Xu Xi'er, so they also confronted her everywhere. Raised by her side, she is as honorable as a half princess, how could she endure such humiliation, so that she disregarded Concubine Xu's warning and fought with those two concubines. Dethrone.Not to mention Xu's side.

Therefore, Li Zhaoyi's words can be said to be naked irony.

The Empress hated Concubine Xu more than Li Zhaoyi, and said with a faint smile: "Zhaoyi's words are naturally reasonable, it's rare for a concubine to come to this palace at this time, please sit down."

Concubine Xu Gui was itching with hatred in her heart, and the jade hands hidden in her sleeves were poked with bloodstains by her fingernails. She tried her best to smile and said respectfully: "As the head of concubines, I should always be by the empress's side. Serving, the empress said so, but the concubine is lazy."

"They are all sisters from my own family. How can I find such unfamiliar words." The queen took a deep look at Concubine Xu, and said with a half-smile: "During breakfast, Jinger came to pay my respects to the palace, and mentioned that the emperor will be involved in the safety of the capital. The case was handed over to him for trial, because Princess Xinyue was involved in the intercepted letter, and the General Zhenguo's Mansion may not be able to get away with it. Some time ago, the Emperor asked his sister to take charge of the internal affairs of the General's Mansion, so she should also intervene. "

As soon as the queen finished speaking, Li Zhaoyi sighed heavily, and said, "Princess Xinyue is really pitiful. In just a few days, not only did her mother die, but she was also targeted by traitors, and she was always in danger. .”

"Who says it's not." The queen glanced at Xu Guifei's slightly ugly face, and continued: "The palace has sent someone to announce the entry of Princess Xinyue, but it's a pity that the princess went to the Emperor's Mansion, but counting the time , and it’s almost time to come back.”

"Your Majesty is kind, with your care, the Princess will be able to get out of the pain of death soon." Li Zhaoyi smiled and flattered her.

Hearing this, the queen's dignified and gentle face showed a hint of helplessness, and she said quietly: "I can't do anything other than a few words of comfort. A murderer."

Li Zhaoyi nodded deeply, "The emperor has always valued Princess Xinyue, and he will definitely not let go of those villains who play tricks behind his back." She paused for a while and continued: "Your Majesty, what do you think? "

Concubine Xu Guifei glanced at Li Zhaoyi indifferently, and was about to speak when she saw Aunt Ouyang who was beside the queen come in and report back: "Master, the little eunuch from Qinzheng Hall is asking to see you outside, saying that it is according to the emperor's order, please go to the Qinzheng Hall to see her." drive."

Everyone in the palace knew what the emperor was calling for at this time, Xu Guifei was waiting for this opportunity, so she asked, "But the Crown Prince has found the result of the investigation?"

Aunt Ouyang gave a blessing to Concubine Xu, although she could not find any faults in her salute, but there was a hint of disdain in her tone, "His Royal Highness is smart and wise, how much work can be spent investigating a small case?" , Naturally, it will be successful in no time."

"It's natural." Xu smiled faintly, and turned to look at the queen, "Your Majesty also said just now that the concubines are responsible for taking care of the inner courtyard of the General's Mansion these days, and if something happened, they should go and listen. I also ask the empress to agree."

"Alright." The queen nodded and said to Li Zhaoyi, "Zhaoyi should go too. You and Princess Xinyue have a good friendship. If the princess is too sad, you can help to comfort her."

Naturally, Li Zhaoyi would not object to this, and said respectfully, "I obey."

In this way, the three of them boarded sedan chairs and headed towards the Qinzheng Hall. After entering the inner hall, they found Murong Jing and Song Zhiwen standing in the center of the hall with their hands down, talking in detail. Bow down and salute.

The emperor was flipping through the file in his hand, and raised his head when he heard the voice, and when his gaze fell on Concubine Xu, he frowned, "Why are you here?"

Without waiting for Concubine Xu to answer, the Empress took the first step and said: "Reporting to the Emperor, the Concubine and the two younger sisters Li Zhaoyi were chatting in the concubine's palace, and they were worried when they learned that Princess Xinyue was in danger, so the concubine took them Come here together, if there is anything wrong, I ask the emperor to forgive me."

The emperor didn't pay attention to the queen, he just looked at Concubine Xu, and after a while he sneered and said, "Are you worried about Princess Xinyue?"

Regarding the Emperor's reaction, Concubine Xu Gui had already been mentally prepared. She suppressed the anger in her heart with all her strength, and looked at the Emperor with aggrieved and blank eyes, "I don't know what I did wrong to make the Emperor so angry?"

"I don't know?" The emperor snorted coldly, and couldn't bear the anger in his heart. He smashed the file in his hand in front of Concubine Xu, "Look, look at the good things your sister did! Tell me that she is virtuous and virtuous, and please make her the wife of the general's mansion, thank you for not agreeing, otherwise the royal family will lose all face!"

The reason why the emperor was so furious was not because he valued Qu Lingxu too much, but because he absolutely could not tolerate someone acting recklessly under his nose. After all, there could not be only one hidden guard, and if the Xu family had one, it meant that the Xu family included Murong It is very likely that there are hidden guards around Li, which... is not a good thing.

Concubine Xu Guifei has accompanied the driver for many years, and she has never been reprimanded by the emperor in front of so many people. Seeing her expression changed, she immediately knelt down, carefully picked up the file and read it. Saying something that should not be said, the heart hanging in the throat gradually fell back, but there was a look of horror and disbelief on the face, shaking his head again and again: "Impossible! Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible, it will Could it be some misunderstanding?"

"Misunderstanding?" The emperor stood up from the throne, and walked in front of Concubine Xu in three steps at a time. He said with a serious smile, "There are all witnesses and material evidence. The concubine told me that it was a misunderstanding, so why don't they explain it?" To slander others is to slander Xu!"

(End of this chapter)