The Ups and Downs of Mrs. Yipin

Chapter 77 No.70 Eight Palms Go to the Princess Banquet ([-])

However, after all, it is a matter of the dignity of the royal family, and someone has come to smooth things over.

"Oh, the weather is so good, the scenery is so beautiful, why are we still discussing these gossips?" The speaker was a wife of a cabinet scholar, Fang Xiuyi remembered what it was Mrs. An, a scholar of the Wenhua Palace, "Come on, come on, It's rare to come to the Princess's mansion, we don't want to miss these beauties."

"Yes."

"Yeah, I haven't seen enough."

Many people agreed that they couldn't afford to offend any of these people, and it was okay to gossip in private, but it was a bit inappropriate to speak in public.

The eldest princess and the empress also knew that they could no longer hold on to this matter, but they were unwilling to let Fang Xiuyi go easily, because this nasty woman made them lose face just now.

"Thank you for your appreciation of the scenery in the mansion, but if Mrs. He can also tell us a story, I think, wouldn't it be icing on the cake?"

Now, no one spoke. Mrs. An wanted to shift the focus, but she couldn't stand the eldest princess's waywardness. She also expressed her helplessness, glanced at Fang Xiuyi, and silently stepped aside.This Mrs. He is not as easy to bully as everyone thinks, I don't know when today's play will be sung.

Fang Xiu took a look at the eldest princess and the queen. These two women are really interesting, and she insisted on making a fool of herself.

"Since the Eldest Princess has orders, I have to obey. In the past, as this Mrs. Chang said, storytelling was my means of earning a living. I never thought that I would have the opportunity to resume my old profession." Fang Xiuyi did not object. , Isn’t it just telling a story, it’s very simple, “It is said that a mouse and a wasp became brothers and invited a scholar to be a witness. After the scholar left, the mouse and the wasp said: ‘It’s so rare today, otherwise You, Xiucai, should also be sworn brothers." Seeing the thorn on the wasp's buttocks, Xiucai couldn't refuse, so he agreed and became the third brother of the three brothers, Mouse, Bee, and Human. After returning home, a friend heard that Xiucai and the mouse It was a novelty to worship, so I came to ask about the situation, and asked: "Hey, you are rich in education and knowledgeable, how did you become the third child? You are still behind the mice and the wasps? It's too embarrassing." The scholar replied: "Hey , one of them can drill and the other can stab, what can I do.'”

The story was very short. After the story was over, Fang Xiuyi didn't speak any more, and looked straight at the eldest princess to see if she could quickly understand the irony of the story.

It's a pity that both the eldest princess and the empress reacted relatively slowly, because among these ladies, Fang Xiuyi had already heard a few suppressed laughter.It seems that there are also people who are not deep in the city, understand but can't pretend.

After a few breaths, the queen came to her senses first, she couldn't hold back her face, and even forgot her demeanor.Pointing at Fang Xiuyi, he reprimanded incoherently: "You...are bold! How dare you commit a crime!"

This accusation is a bit heavy, Fang Xiuyi doesn't intend to give in, "I just told a story, why did I commit a crime. Please tell the empress clearly!"

How could the Queen say it? She pointed at Fang Xiuyi, not knowing what to say.

At this moment, the eldest princess finally came to her senses. She never expected that Fang Xiuyi would dare to speak out against her in public. When had she ever been wronged like this!
"You, bold! A mere Mrs. Shangshu dares to speak against me!"

The people around the queen and the eldest princess also came forward to reprimand Fang Xiuyi: "Bold, don't kneel down and plead guilty!"

Fang Xiuyi smiled wryly, this is the privilege, this is the royal demeanor, they are allowed to bully others at will, but they cannot tolerate the slightest disrespect from others, even these servants have a domineering look.

"Empress, princess, I have always obeyed orders, let me come, and I will come, let me hear an inexplicable person ruin my reputation, and I will listen, let me tell a story, and I will tell it. Excuse me, Where is the crime? I am stupid, please clarify! I am not the wife of a peddler, just as the eldest princess said, I am the wife of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and I am also a first-rank imperial order granted by the emperor himself!"

Fang Xiu smiled, but accused the queen and the eldest princess loudly. The current situation and the two people in front of her should not allow her to back down, otherwise she would become a laughing stock forever.

It was the first time that the eldest princess's dignity was challenged by others, and it was someone she looked down upon, how could she let it go easily.

"Come on, take down this daring Mrs. He!" The eldest princess was already furious, disregarding any laws and principles.

As soon as the eldest princess gave such an order, several mothers came over to grab Fang Xiuyi's arms immediately.

"Empress, princess, please calm down!" Mrs. Gu cried out to intercede for Fang Xiuyi.

"Princess, it's illegal to do this!" Unexpectedly, that Mrs. Cheng also offered to help.

"Shut up! Otherwise, you will all be tied up!" the eldest princess threatened viciously.

Fang Xiuyi smiled and nodded to Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Cheng to express her gratitude. She was standing very close to the railing of the bridge at this time. How could she not take advantage of such good conditions?Taking advantage of the eldest princess's unpreparedness, she quickly took one of the eldest princess's hands and said in a voice that only she, the eldest princess and the queen could hear: "Believe it or not, I will jump from here?"

Then, when the eldest princess was in a daze, Fang Xiuyi raised her hand and quickly shook it in front of his chest, then shouted "No..." leaning back against the railing and fell into the river.

Fang Xiuyi's series of actions were as if they had been rehearsed in advance, flowing smoothly, and there was no time for others to react.

Until a "plop", some people screamed.

"Ah, come quickly! Mrs. He fell into the water!"

At this time, everyone no longer cared about their identities, and all rushed to the railing where Fang Xiuyi fell, and looked down.

"Hurry up, save people!"

Seeing that even the male guests over there were coming, Mrs. An hurriedly said to the eldest princess: "Eldest princess, it is important to save people!"

The eldest princess was really taken aback by Fang Xiuyi just now, but now she came back to her senses quickly, and she hurriedly ordered the two women on the shore to go into the water to save people.

Fang Xiuyi saw someone entering the water before, and the river was deep enough, so she jumped in with confidence. Otherwise, she really didn't dare to jump in. If the river was shallow, she would just lie in the water, and that would be a shame.As soon as she jumped in, she held her breath and swam down, betting with her life that the eldest princess would not dare not save her.

She felt that she could hardly hold back anymore, only then did she see two people swimming towards her.She jumped up quickly so that these people could find her quickly.Sure enough, as she expected, the two women quickly came to rescue her and dragged her to the shore.

Fang Xiuyi was lying on the shore, and when she heard someone calling her "Mrs. He", it seemed that Mrs. Gu was running this way, she couldn't help being very moved.There seemed to be a lot of people running over, and when she was thinking about how to continue pretending, she heard He Huai'an's voice.

"Xiuyi, Xiuyi!" He Huaian's voice sounded anxious.

Fang Xiuyi's heart warmed, no matter what the situation, He Huai'an was always by her side.She didn't want He Huai'an to worry too much, so she moved, raised her head, turned over with great effort, and whispered to him: "Don't worry, I'm fine."

He Huai'an's eyes immediately changed, he immediately took off his coat and covered Fang Xiuyi, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

At this time, everyone who could run over ran over.The eldest princess and the queen could not run over, but the people around them quickly rushed over.

"Madam He, Madam He!"

Fang Xiuyi coughed for a while, and leaned on He Huai'an, "It's okay, I'm fine." She coughed while talking, acting like a full set.

Seeing Mama Shi and Xiaotao beside her, Fang Xiu said to He Huai'an, "My lord, I'm fine, you can go and accompany the emperor, I'll change clothes and talk about it later."

Fang Xiuyi knew that she would not be good at making such a big commotion today, and He Huai'an had to be mentally prepared, but at this time, she couldn't elaborate, and could only rely on Master He's wisdom.

"Take care of Madam!" He Huai'an explained to Mama Shi and left.He was only wearing a middle coat now, but he didn't feel embarrassed at all.

"Madam He, are you okay?" Madam Gu hurried over and asked nervously, "Can you stand up? The eldest princess has already sent a doctor over. Let's go and change first."

"Mrs. Gu, I'm fine. Fortunately, someone came to rescue me, otherwise, I..." Fang Xiuyi immediately showed a sad expression.

"It's fine, it's fine, it scared me to death just now!"

The people around the eldest princess took Fang Xiuyi to a nearby guest room to change clothes.Fortunately, I brought two sets of clothes today, I changed them at noon, and now I just change them again.

"Mrs. Gu, thank you for being with me!"

"Oh, what did you say out of the blue? When I saw you fall into the river, my heart was in my throat. Now that I see that you are fine, I can finally feel relieved."

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault today, which caused you trouble." Fang Xiuyi estimated that her falling into the water today could have been regarded as an accident, and everyone passed it as a gossip, but what she did before falling into the water, the eldest princess He definitely doesn't want to let her go.If the emperor asked, the eldest princess would definitely strike first, saying that she was cunning by nature and had deceived everyone.Everyone present must be implicated, but how implicated depends on the emperor's mood.

"What kind of burden is this! You are fine."

After Fang Xiuyi changed his clothes and redressed his makeup, people from the mansion came and said that the emperor had summoned him.

"Don't be afraid, His Majesty will deal with it fairly." Mrs. Gu comforted.

"Sister Hong, please bear with me!" Fang Xiuyi felt a little sorry for Mrs. Gu.

"Okay, let's go."

The place they went this time happened to be the hall where she met the eldest princess in the morning, but the atmosphere is different now.The emperor and empress sat on top, the eldest princess sat on one side, and all the other men and women stood below. There was silence and no sound at all.

Fang Xiuyi and Mrs. Gu hurried over and knelt down.

"Get up and talk!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Madam He, are you all right?" The emperor's voice was unclear.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your inquiry. I am fine."

"Then tell me, how did you fall into the water?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, I was too intoxicated by the beautiful scenery of the eldest princess's mansion, and accidentally fell down. I hope that your majesty, the queen, and the eldest princess will not remember the villain's mistakes, and forgive me for the trouble caused by my negligence. .”

"Really? But I heard from the eldest princess that you jumped on purpose."

Sure enough, the eldest princess filed a complaint first.Fang Xiuyi knelt down with a "plop", "Your Majesty, I was wronged, how could I do such a thing? I really fell into it by accident." This eldest princess is really old but not brainy.

"You lied! You jumped in on purpose to frame me. Your majesty, you can ask them, they all saw it!" The eldest princess pointed to the ladies standing below.

He Huai'an also knelt down at this time, and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, although Fang is the wife of a humble minister, if she really does something wrong, I will never tolerate it. It's just that what I just said is one-sided. It is better to let the two sides confront each other, which is more clear."

"Okay, you all get up, I'm not old yet, I'll make my own judgment." The emperor said unhurriedly, "I'm curious, how did such a high guardrail fall down? Come on, You all came here, as if the line on the ground was a guardrail, where were you all standing at that time?"

The floor of the hall is paved with marble, with obvious splicing seams.

Of course, the eldest princess and the empress do not need to demonstrate in person. These noble ladies helplessly searched for their positions at that time, and they may have long regretted why they stood on the bridge at that time.The result of the restoration is that there are not many people standing in the direction of the guardrail of the bridge, especially Fang Xiuyi. At that time, the eldest princess and the queen were standing on this side, and many people were standing on the opposite side.

"Empress, was it like this at that time?" the emperor turned his head and asked the empress.

How could the Queen remember so much, she only remembered Fang Xiuyi standing there, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"That's good. Mrs. He, why are you standing here?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the concubine was standing beside the queen and the eldest princess, because the eldest princess hoped that the concubine could tell everyone a story, so I stood here so that everyone could hear clearly."

"Tell a story? Why do you want to tell everyone a story?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the eldest princess heard that I used to tell stories to wives and ladies in some big families to make a living, so I also want to listen to it."

"Prince, is that so?"

The eldest princess thought for a while, and had no choice but to admit, "Yes, Brother Huang."

"You heard that Mrs. He made a living by telling stories. Who did you listen to? As far as I know, Mrs. He was not in the capital before."

The eldest princess hesitated a little, but seeing the majestic gaze of the emperor, her heart tightened, and she hurriedly said: "I heard it from a man from Hangzhou. However, Mrs. He spoke rudely and asked her to tell a story, but she even made a sarcasm. "

The eldest princess is used to domineering, she only has the emperor and the queen mother in her eyes, and she doesn't even pay attention to the queen. The wife of a mere minister is nothing, isn't it just to tell a story.

"Nonsense, Mr. He is the pillar of my dynasty. He has worked hard to help me manage the country. You actually compromised his wife in public. Do you still have a great political system in your eyes?!"

(End of this chapter)