Flowers are expensive

Chapter 405 Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet 5
Yan Amber approached and asked Yuan Yin in a low voice: "Master, do you want to dismiss these people first?"

"No need!" Yuan Yin said without changing his expression, "If we investigate behind closed doors, I'm afraid Mr. Zhang will commit the old problem of being an admonisher in Taiwan again! Maybe he will say that the king operated in the dark, dare not Show people!"

"Don't dare dare!" Zhang Xianchu hurriedly cupped his hands and laughed, "The subordinate official is now following the prince's lead, and the prince will believe whatever the prince says about the subordinate."

"Huh," Yuan Yin said with a sneer, "then you just take a look and see if there is anything worthy of your participation in this king's performance. If you can send you back to Yushitai because of this, it will be considered as this king's gift for you." Mid-Autumn Festival gift! Amber, bring me some tea!"

"Yes!"

You Xian'er hurriedly turned around and ordered someone to bring a chair and a few tables for Yuan Yin, and bring a teapot.After Yuan Yin sat down, he took a sip from the teacup Dong'er handed over, and asked Jin Ling'er, "Jin Ling'er, you said there is evidence, what evidence is there?"

Jin Ling'er gave Tang Xuanzhen a hard look, took out a booklet from her sleeve, and presented it: "My lord, this is an account book that I managed to get, and it was written by Mrs. Zhong herself. It clearly states Now, except for the 37 people from the Ci'an Department, the other 43 people were all hired by Mrs. Zhong!"

"What?" Everyone present was astonished.Tang Xuanzhen was so angry that his face turned purple. Regardless of Yuan Yin in front of him, he shouted at Jin Ling'er: "How can you make up such a lie? In order to get revenge on me, you did this..."

"Shut up!" Yan Amber, who was standing beside Yuan Yin, yelled sharply, "The prince is asking a question, when is it your turn to interrupt? You can speak again when the prince wants to ask you!"

When they heard Jin Ling'er's words, the crowd who came to pray and thank them were obviously not calm.Several people standing in the last row threw away the blessing lanterns in their hands and prepared to sneak away.Bing Can rushed to the guards who stopped the crowd and shouted: "Block those people, don't let any one go! Que Ling, send another team of guards out. If you don't ask about this matter, no one is allowed to leave!"

"Understood, Uncle Bingcan!"

Que Ling quickly dispatched a team of guards to block between the crowd of onlookers and those who came to pray, and no one could get in or out!
Seeing this, Tang Xuanzhen was flustered and even more regretful.In fact, it was only the day before yesterday that she found out that Zhong Shi was planning this matter.Originally, she was unwilling, and was worried that Yuan Yin would be unhappy if things got serious, but she couldn't stand Zhong's persuasion, and she was still tempted after all.She thought that if she could take this opportunity to enter the mansion as a concubine, then she would feel at ease for the rest of her life.

But who would have thought that Jin Ling'er would come out halfway and make a fuss about Zhong's bribery, she was so panicked that she didn't know the source!The so-called evidence of Jin Ling'er was flipping through Yuan Yin's hands, and the more she looked at it, the more she felt shuddering.Is my own mother really that stupid?Such evidence was left behind?

On the contrary, Jin Ling'er didn't panic at all. Seeing Yuan Yin's attitude of not giving up until he found out, she was quite proud, and wished she could send Tang Xuanzhen to the guillotine!She said to Yuanyin again: "According to what Mrs. Zhong said, after the matter is completed, those people can go to the alley behind the Ci'an Office to collect silver, three taels per person, and like the two of them—" She turned her head and pointed The sensational middle-aged woman said to the old lady, "It's 15 taels per person, and it's clearly stated in the booklet. Please read it carefully, my lord!"

Hearing this, the two of them turned pale with fright, their legs limp and collapsed on the ground, clearly feeling like they're not playing on themselves!Tang Xuanzhen looked back at them, and asked angrily, "You... what are you doing?"

The middle-aged woman lay down in front of Yuan Yin with a pale face, kowtowed and said, "My lord, forgive me! My lord, forgive me!"

Yuan Yin threw the booklet to Yan Amber, squinted his eyes and looked down at her and asked, "Excuse me for what crime?"

"The folks...the folks..." The middle-aged woman said with a trembling voice, "The folks are... guilty!"

"Speak clearly, how does the prince listen?" Yan Amber shouted.

"The woman...the woman did...received the money from Mrs. Zhong, and that's why... the prince forgives her sin! It was the woman who was obsessed with money for a while, so she wanted...to earn the 15 taels of silver! The woman's house Poor, 15 taels of silver can last a long time, please forgive me!"

There was an uproar all around, and You Xian'er and the others were so shocked that they were speechless!Tang Xuanzhen's face turned black even more, and she leaned back, but fortunately, Suying quickly supported her!

"Tang Xuanzhen," Jin Ling'er said to her with a disbelieving expression on her face, "You should recruit this time, right? Even the people you bought betrayed you! What else do you have to argue about?"

"There is no such thing!" Tang Xuanzhen broke away from Suying's hand, staggered two steps and threw herself in front of Yuan Yin, and said in a trembling voice: "My lord! There is absolutely no such thing! Please believe me, Xuanzhen will not do this Do!"

"Hmph! You don't know how? In order to become an aunt in the palace, why don't you know?" Jin Ling'er snorted.

"Jin Ling'er!" Tang Xuanzhen turned around and shouted at Jin Ling'er, "Don't go too far!"

"Am I going too far? My lord—" Jin Ling'er bowed to Yuan Yin again and said, "You don't know what she and her shameless mother said behind your back when you are in the palace She said that she left the palace because the prince found another new love, and she was so angry that she didn't have any seeds in her stomach, so she moved out of the palace in a fit of anger!"

"No!" Tang Xuanzhen argued vigorously, "I never said that!"

"No? Then go to the city to inquire, there are many people who know!" Jin Ling'er stared at her and said, "Your old lady wishes that everyone in the city would know that the prince touched you, but just because of your look Honor, does the lord think highly of it?"

"Golden Bell!"

"Who in this city doesn't know you, Tang Xuanzhen? Mrs. You's god-sister is in charge of the affairs of the palace, and those who want to curry favor with you when you go out are Miss Xuanzhen calling you, you have been proud for a long time! Now that you are out of the palace, what face do you use to deal with those people who flattered you in the past? Then you have to make up a miserable and tragic excuse? Living Bodhisattva?" Jin Ling'er shook her shoulders in disdain and said, "No Just how many times have you been to the Ci'an Office, and how many times have you given alms? Do you really regard yourself as a living Bodhisattva? You have completely lost the face of the Bodhisattva!"

Tang Xuanzhen was so angry that she almost fainted, but she couldn't think of words to refute for a while, so she turned to Yuan Yin to argue: "My lord, please check clearly! Xuanzhen really didn't spread such rumors, and Xuanzhen didn't dare. ! Xuanzhen left the palace voluntarily, it has nothing to do with the prince! Jin Ling'er... Jin Ling'er intentionally wanted revenge on Xuan Zhen..."

With a "snap", the booklet was thrown in front of her, and Yuan Yin asked blankly: "This king is not interested in rumors, so please tell me about the things in this booklet."

"This..." Tang Xuanzhen had never seen this booklet at all, and only knew that her mother had indeed bought some people with money to come here to perfunctory.Yuan Yin asked her to explain, but she didn't know where to explain it for a while!She stared blankly at the booklet on the ground with a pale face, panicked and frightened, unable to say a word for a long time!
Seeing this, You Xian'er asked her anxiously: "Xuanzhen? Could it be your mother who made it up again?"

"Nurse!" Yuan Yin shouted softly.

You Xian'er didn't dare to speak immediately, and she also knew that she was talking too much, when Yuan Yin was doing business, she would be tactful and not intervene.Que Ling stepped forward and tugged her, making her take a few steps back.

"Aren't you going to say it? Okay," Yuan Yin pointed to the kneeling middle-aged woman and said, "Let her say it. But I tell you, there is a big difference between what she said and what you said."

Tang Xuanzhen burst into tears, choked up on the ground twice, and said sadly: "Xuanzhen really doesn't know! I don't know how to explain it! My lord, please, you must believe in Xuanzhen, Xuanzhen really I will not do such a shameless thing!"

Yuan Yin didn't care about her anymore, leaned back, twisted the teacup next to him with two fingers and said: "Amber, I'll leave it to you."

Yan Amber took a step forward, and sternly shouted at the middle-aged woman: "My lord, I've given you a chance, so hurry up and tell me! Don't wait for me to ask you a second time, you can't afford this blessing!"

The middle-aged woman seemed extremely frightened, and kowtowed to the ground as if pounding garlic, without saying a word for a long time.Yan Amber yelled impatiently: "Aren't you knocking? Say it!"

"Yes... yes... my lord! The woman... the woman really said it all! I just hope that the prince...can...can spare the woman!" The middle-aged woman tremblingly begged, "The woman is just a I want... I want to earn... some expenses for the elderly and children at home..."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Yan Amber shouted again.

"Yes... my lord... the woman has heard... heard Mrs. Zhong's words... she... she said... there is a job that can earn money. The job is very easy and doesn't take much effort, that is to say Just a few words of flattery!"

"continue!"

"The women's family is poor, so poor that they can't get rid of it, so when they heard..." The middle-aged woman swallowed hard, "When the women heard that they could earn money, they immediately agreed, who doesn't want to earn money? Aunt Zhong told the women, as long as you come here today to yell, say a few beautiful words, wipe a few teardrops when you should cry, and leave Miss Xuanzhen behind, then...then you can get money... It's still...it's still 15 taels. At that time, the women were also worried, after all... After all, they came to the prince's gate, but Aunt Zhong said, don't be afraid, there is Mrs. You from the prince's mansion to support her!"

"What?" You Xian'er exclaimed suddenly, "What nonsense are you talking about? I...I'll support you? What kind of nonsense is this? You explain it clearly to me!"

"Ma'am, please forgive me!" The middle-aged woman knelt down in fear and respect, "Don't dare to talk nonsense! It was Aunt Zhong who told the women that today's prayer meeting was not her idea, but yours. Idea. You feel sorry for Miss Xuanzhen, and you are unwilling to let her leave the palace, and you want the prince to accept her as a concubine, so that the new lover next to the prince will not be favored alone in the future, and take over your right to manage the house. "

"I..." You Xian'er was so angry that he could hardly speak, "When did I say that? That Aunt Zhong is such a disaster! That... that... Que Ling, send someone to find Aunt Zhong for me , I want to make it clear to her face to face!"

"Mother, don't worry, I'll find someone to arrest Mrs. Zhong immediately!" After finishing speaking, Que Ling pulled away to give orders.

You Xian'er turned pale with anger, was supported by Dong'er and took two steps forward, pointed at the middle-aged woman and asked: "What else did Mrs. Zhong tell you, tell me! If you still don’t believe me, all the nonsense is on my head!”

When the cowardly middle-aged woman was about to speak, Zhang Xianchu next to him couldn't be idle anymore, walked towards Yuan Yin, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "My lord, look, this matter is a bit complicated. It's all on your own nanny's head. In this case, I should resign first, after all, it's your own family business, and I can't wait to listen!"

Yuan Yin took a sip of tea and said nothing.Bingcan turned his face and said: "Master Zhang won't be in a hurry to go back and write the notes, will he?"

"Master Bingcan, what are you talking about! I'm thinking of the prince! After all, it's the prince's family business, so let's avoid suspicion first! That's natural. I definitely don't mean that the prince is protecting his family, which is not fair enough. I'm just worried. Look, this matter involves your wet nurse. If you don't know it, you might think that the prince ordered your wet nurse to make such a farce! Your servant absolutely believes in the prince, and the prince is not that beloved People with such a high reputation will never do such a thing just to calm down the bad comments brought about by the previous chaos!"

(End of this chapter)