Flowers are expensive

Chapter 408 Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet 8
"I don't know about these rumors at all!" Tang Xuanzhen argued fiercely, "I have been sick since I came out of the palace, and I have never been out of the house, so how could I hear those rumors?"

"The instigator of the rumors is by your side every day. If you say you don't know, I'm sorry, Miss Tang," Xixi said with a cold smile, "I don't believe it."

"My lord..."

"Okay, Miss Tang," Xixi interrupted her pleading, "in order to make you, a veritable Living Bodhisattva in Jingyou City, as innocent as snow, this physical examination is necessary. Our Zhao Yuanyin's reputation is not good at all. Well, it’s not a big deal to put one or two more women on him, but you are different! That coward just now—” She pointed at Zhang Xianchu and said, “I still want to show your glorious deeds to the court. A living Bodhisattva, so virtuous and kind-hearted, I want to bow down under your pomegranate skirt. If you are innocent, others will think that we made up Jingyou City! For you, this matter is very important. Definitely a good thing!"

"I don't think so!" said the cowardly adult Zhang Xianchu, "Miss Liang, isn't it a little too much for you to do this? Why does Miss Tang let you have a medical examination? How can a good girl suffer such humiliation in public? Besides Now, you are just a woman next to Zhao Yuanyin, should there be a princess to judge for such a thing?"

These words were quite provocative, because Zhang Xianchu had heard about Zhao Yuanyin's indifference to the princess.

Xixi turned her head to look at him, shook out the token with a flick of her sleeve, then shook Zhang Xianchu's eyes twice and said, "Master Zhuangyuan, learn how to read! Open your dog eyes and take a good look, this What is it?"

Zhang Xianchu looked at both sides of the badge, frowned slightly, looked at Xixi again, and asked in surprise, "Are you the side concubine of Prince You's Mansion?"

"Side concubine?" Tang Xuanzhen blurted out in shock!She never expected that Xixi would already be Zhao Yuanyin's side concubine!The anger and jealousy were rekindled, but Xixi couldn't be embarrassed anymore!

Xixi took back the token, looked down at Tang Xuanzhen and said, "I have been Zhao Yuanyin's side concubine from the very beginning. I didn't tell you, I don't need to tell you, and there is no need to tell you. Now, as the side concubine of the palace, I want to Do you have anything to say for your body test? If you think a side concubine is not qualified, how about letting that concubine speak?"

The mirror platform standing next to him said: "My princess has always left all the affairs in the palace to Concubine Liang to take care of, so everything is decided by Concubine Liang. Innocence is very necessary, otherwise those who spread rumors at will will be more unscrupulous in the future, and what majesty can the palace have?"

Xixi smiled at Jingtai and said, "Thank you, sister Jingtai!"

"You're welcome, sister," Jingtai replied tactfully, "You and I are all in the same family, so naturally we have to think about the prince's reputation. Besides, Miss Tang is a well-known Living Bodhisattva in Jingyou City, If she is wronged, how can the people of Jingyou City trust the palace anymore? Miss Tang, if you try to be hypocritical, the princess will only think that you did it on purpose!"

The two women sang together, and it was like a picture of sisters loving each other, treating their husband together, which made the people next to them so dizzy that they couldn't even utter a word!Only now did Tang Xuanzhen feel what it means to cry without tears!Facing the two princesses on one side, she had almost no room to refute.But she really didn't want to agree to prove her integrity in front of so many people, and after gritting her teeth for a while, she slowly stood up and said to Yuan Yin with tears in her eyes: "Xuan Zhen is innocent, but she never wanted to hurt the prince. Being verbally abused, I am really ashamed of the kindness that the prince and Sister You have treated Xuanzhen! Since everyone wants to doubt, Xuanzhen would rather die to prove her innocence than to drag the prince down!"

After all, she ran head-on at the stone lion on the left side of the palace gate!There was a sudden exclamation from the side, and You Xian'er hurriedly shouted: "Stop her!"

Just as she was slamming into the stone lion angrily, Ah Jin and Fei jumped down the steps, grabbed her arm quickly, and she broke free angrily, "Let go! Let go!"

Dong'er and Suying rushed forward and held her up. She lost control of her emotions and burst into tears on the spot. Her voice was so sad that everyone felt bad, as if they had bullied a weak woman together. of.

She really wanted to fight Xixi! She thinks that as long as she doesn't admit to the matter of the blessing meeting, she can completely evade it. Anyway, she has already reached this point. If she doesn't want to be serious, she really has nowhere to go.She sneered in her heart while weeping, Liang Xixi, you have nothing against me, I see what you can do to me!
The atmosphere on the scene was a little awkward because of Tang Xuanzhen's sad and desolate cry.Everyone was watching Xixi to see how she would react.However, Zhang Xianchu shook his head and sighed as if fanning the flames: "Why bother? Forcing the girl to kill her to show her innocence, but fortunately she stopped it. If she really died, wouldn't it be a life for nothing? The side concubine , you are persecuting her like this, even if you prove her integrity, what's the point? I don't know, I think you are oppressing others with the airs of a side concubine! Why bother?"

Xixi turned her head with a disdainful smile and said, "According to my lord, shouldn't this matter be investigated further? Just leave it there unclear and vague, so that those with ulterior motives will be able to get out of the way." Can you take advantage of the people who have a chance? Counselor, you came to the theater, can you learn to watch the theater quietly? After watching the theater, what do you want to ask, how about this girl answering you without saying anything? If you continue to If you don't talk, then I have to suspect that you are here to find fault, so please stay and go!"

Zhang Xianchu was reprimanded by Xixi for a while, and just about to retaliate, Xixi shook his head decisively.Xixi glanced at the weeping Tang Xuanzhen, and told Dong'er, "Go, move out a stool for Miss Tang to sit and cry! It's also for the people of Jingyou City to see. What kind of a lifeless Bodhisattva has become!"

After finishing speaking, she walked slowly to Tang Xuanzhen again, and said politely with a gentle smile on her face: "Miss Tang, just cry, cry slowly, cry softly, don't be stingy with any tears, anyway, I will give you all today." Don’t worry about your grievances, don’t worry about it! Dong’er, bring a pot of tea and a round fan by the way, and wait for Miss Tang to cry. Don’t persuade anyone. The Bodhisattva is better off! After she finishes crying, we will worry about her affairs again, don't worry, the night is long, cry slowly, I will wait!"

The desperate heart hidden under Tang Xuanzhen's lovely and pitiful appearance suddenly thumped. He didn't expect Liang Xixi to deal with her like this!She thought that when she cried, a soft-hearted person like Sister You would come to persuade her, maybe help her go back to the palace, but who would have thought that Liang Xixi would ask someone to move a stool for her to sit at the gate and cry, She was not allowed to be persuaded, and it made her a little bit embarrassed for a while!

At this time, Que Ling hurriedly arrived with Zhong Shi.When that Zhong was pushed to Yuan Yin by two guards, his face was bruised, as if he had been beaten, and he looked completely listless.

"What's going on?" Xixi asked.

Que Ling said: "When we went to catch Aunt Zhong just now, she happened to be packing up her things and preparing to hide. Unexpectedly, a killer arrived before us and wanted to kill Aunt Zhong! Fortunately, we arrived in time and rescued her Come down, just let the killer get away!"

"Killer?" There were heated discussions all around again.

At this time, Mrs. Zhong seemed to have not recovered from the panic just now, her eyes dodged, and she had a timid and uneasy expression.Xixi bent down to look at her, and said, "Oh, Aunt Zhong, the mark on your neck is not made by the killer, is it? The killer is going to strangle you to death? Which faction in the world have you offended? See Why don’t you come out, are you still a gangster?”

"I..." Before Zhong could say anything, she began to cry.

Yan Amber yelled at her and said, "Shut up! Do you know why you were arrested? If you want to cry again, just throw it out and let the killer come and finish you!"

"Don't, don't, don't!" Zhong begged for mercy in a panic, "My lord, please do me a favor and save me! After all, I am Zhen'er's mother!"

"Mother?" Xi Xi squatted down and smiled at her and said, "Are you willing to say that? Are you the one who cheated your own daughter like this? Are you the one who caused this prayer meeting?"

"Yes...it's me, but I just want to thank the lord, and... and Mrs. You..."

"You also spread those rumors, right?"

"Rumors? What... What rumors?" Zhong asked pretending not to know.

"Are you still pretending? Those rumors about Zhao Yuanyin and Tang Xuanzhen, the child in my belly was lost by the spirit of a fox like me, don't tell me that you have amnesia and don't remember, Aunt Zhong?" Xixi teased.

"Oh, I'm wronged!" Zhong Shi actually cried out, "This... this is really a big wronged! Your lord, Mrs. You, you all know that Xuanzhen is my own daughter. How could I make up things about her fame? What kind of nonsense is this!"

"Hey! Good Mrs. Zhong!" Mama Ding, who was kneeling behind her, pointed at Mrs. Zhong and said angrily. Your girl is in charge of the entire palace, even the tea that the prince needs to drink on weekdays is inseparable from your girl's hands, the pain is like pearls and treasures! I wish I could immediately abolish the concubine and let her be the concubine. These words Didn't you say that?"

"Yeah, Aunt Zhong, are you too vicious?" The old woman who was sensational just now scolded, "You told us the words, and now you have pushed them all away? Tell me, what's wrong with you?" Just say hello, anyway, it won't be long before Miss Xuanzhen will be the concubine of the palace, and it will be a matter of time before she gets a boy and becomes a side concubine, even you know how much money is on the books of the palace. It's clear! Who is shameless when you say such shameless words now?"

"I... I didn't say that! You..." Zhong was so angry that his fingers trembled, "How could you slander me together?"

"Slander? It's more than these words? In the past, in the Ci'an Office, you wronged Jin Ling'er for stealing your silver, and drove her out of the Ci'an Office with beatings and murders. She was not convinced and went to the palace to sue you. But it didn’t work out afterwards! Why? Didn’t it be you who said that Miss Xuanzhen had spoken, that Jin Ling’er was going to take half a step towards the entrance of Wangfu Lane, and she would definitely break her legs! What are you guys talking about?" the woman on the left said excitedly.

"In the Ci'an Department, she relied on being Miss Xuanzhen's mother-in-law, ordering this and that, just like a housekeeper, whoever treats her disrespectfully, immediately called Miss Xuanzhen, and Mrs. Wangfu You to scare us! We all came here in adversity, so we have to listen to her, what can we do! In the past, the Ci'an Department bullied us a lot!" cried the woman on the right with tears in her eyes.

Ever since, the gate of the palace instantly became a criticism meeting again.Those people who were unwilling to curry favor with Mrs. Zhong, and those who were worn by Mrs. Zhong began to reveal all kinds of arrogant, domineering, bullying and fearful crimes of Mrs. Zhong with each other!Ding's mother who was close to her and the provocative old mother simply turned their faces to the end, and told all about Zhong's embezzlement of the royal palace and sending it to the Ci'an Department for Xiang's money!
(End of this chapter)