slave like jade

Chapter 139
Of course Yu Ruyan knew what Mu Lingzhi was talking about, her pretty face blushed, and she felt a little timid and uneasy in her heart for no reason.

She blushed and said, "It's better for His Highness to talk about such things, I won't go..."

However, before she could finish speaking, Xiao Fushou who was beside Xiaodao ran over in a panic and said, "His Royal Highness, you should go to Yaohua Palace to have a look, the imperial concubine has become so poisoned that she locked herself in the bedroom alone, so I won't let you go." People go in, even the imperial physician is not allowed to enter, His Majesty and the Crown Prince are shut out... Your Highness, Your Highness the Crown Prince asked the servant to invite you to persuade the empress..."

Hearing Xiao Fushou's report, Mu Lingzhi became anxious.

The past two days were busy with the crown prince's seal ceremony and Prince Yi's affairs, so I forgot about Xie Guifei's poisoning. Counting the time, Xie Guifei's poisoning day was just these two days.

Without time to think about it, Mu Lingzhi and Yu Ruyan hurried to Yaohua Palace.

Along the way, Mu Lingzhi was puzzled when thinking of Xiao Fushou's words. Usually, every time the concubine had a poisonous attack, the imperial father and the imperial physician would stay by her side, and only when the imperial father guarded her would the imperial concubine feel the pain of the poisoned concubine. It's not that difficult.

Mu Lingzhi still remembered that a few years ago, when the news of Xiaodao's murder and assassination came, his mother and concubine were heartbroken. Concubine Mu gritted her teeth and survived by giving her comfort and support.

But now that Xiaodao is back and has become the prince as she wished, why is the concubine mother unwilling to let everyone go in to accompany her? Even the imperial doctor has rushed out, as if she wanted to die.

Thinking of this, Mu Lingzhi became very anxious. When they rushed to Yaohua Palace, they saw King Liang and others staying in the courtyard at a loss, while the bedroom where Concubine Xie lived was closed. Except for Aunt Qin, the other palace people They were all kicked out too.

In the palace, Concubine Xie was in pain as usual, her flesh and blood seemed to be torn apart, her teeth were bleeding from biting, her nails were cut short by Aunt Qin, otherwise she might have scratched herself bloody now .

But even so, Concubine Xie's body was devoured by thousands of ants, and she was slashed like a thousand knives. Her limbs and bones seemed to be pierced by countless sharp needles. She was tortured so much that she couldn't bear the pain, and her hands without nails were in pain. Digging around, grabbing on the pear wood bed, gouging his fingers until his skin was torn apart, bloody and bloody.

And Aunt Qin hugged her desperately, trying to grab her hands to prevent her from hurting herself again, but Concubine Xie seemed to lose her mind, and when her hand was caught, she hit her head with her head, causing her forehead and body to be bruised.

When Aunt Qin stopped her, Concubine Xie had already scratched many bloodstains on her face, but she didn't care about these, and couldn't help crying: "Mother, why are you doing this, even if you are hurt by His Majesty? I really don't want to see him again, but the crown prince and the third highness always want to see each other, and the imperial doctors who help you cure the poison must also be allowed in... Madam, you torture yourself like this, the old slave feels sorry for you, you are still allowed The old slave opens the door and lets the imperial doctors come in!"

After all, Aunt Qin let go of Concubine Xie and was about to open the palace door, but Concubine Xie held her back.

Concubine Xie's sanity was on the verge of madness, she shed tears and said: "I don't want to see those heartless people, they betrayed me one by one... If you really love me, just give me a pair of scissors or a knife, I don't want to Live, don’t want to live!!”

Aunt Qin's heart froze when she heard the words. Looking at her current appearance, she really wanted to die, so she couldn't help persuading her in a panic: "Ma'am, you are still so young, and you haven't seen the official seal of the Crown Prince yet. You didn't accept the concubine, you didn't even hug the emperor and grandson, how could you have the heart to leave all of this... Madam, you can't seek death, you have to live well!"

Inside the hall, Aunt Qin was mourning and persuading Concubine Xie Gui, while outside the hall, Mu Lingzhi rushed over and asked Liang Wang in confusion: "Father, what's going on? Why didn't Mother and Concubine let you in this time?" ?”

Liang Wang naturally understood what Concubine Xie Guifei was doing, but how could he tell so many secrets hidden in his heart in front of his two sons, so he could only look at the door of the bedroom with a worried face, listening to the fact that Concubine Xie Guifei couldn't control it inside. I couldn't stop screaming, and my heart hurt.Said in a deep voice: "She refused to let us in desperately, saying that as soon as we stepped into the bedroom, she would bump into death in front of us, so... alas!"

Mu Lingzhi has been by Concubine Xie's side for many years. In the past, as long as he was in Dongdu, he would stay by her side every time the concubine had a poisonous attack, and took good care of her together with King Liang, so he knew how painful it was for the concubine to suffer from the poison. It's tough, without them by my side, it is estimated that the mother and concubine would not be able to survive alone.

Thinking of this, he didn't care much, and calmly said: "Father, now is not the time to worry about these things. If the concubine mother doesn't let us in, it means that she wants to die. If we just stand outside and really don't go in, just I'm afraid it will be too late to regret it." After finishing speaking, he lifted his robe, knelt down to the door of the bedroom, and begged Concubine Xie to open the door.

Xiao Dao also knelt with him, persuading Concubine Xie Gui.

The other palace people also knelt at the door of the bedroom with the two Highnesses, but no matter how everyone persuaded, the door was always tightly closed, and Mu Lingzhi was so anxious that he was about to smash the door and go in.

At this moment, King Liang spoke up, and he sighed heavily: "You all leave the palace, let me have a few words with the imperial concubine."

After hearing King Liang's words, everyone retreated silently.Mu Lingzhi stood at the entrance of Yaohua Palace with some worry and did not dare to leave. Yu Ruyan comforted him and said, "Didn't Your Highness see that the empress is angry with His Majesty. Therefore, to untie the bell, one needs to tie it. Only His Majesty can untie the knot in your empress's heart, so don't worry."

Mu Lingzhi thought about it carefully, and felt that what Yu Ruyan said was reasonable. The mother concubine's abnormality this time might really have something to do with the father, so he didn't say anything more, suppressed his worries, and waited quietly outside The news inside.

I don't know what Liang Wang said to the imperial concubine, but in the end the imperial concubine agreed to open the door to let the imperial doctor in, and the next moment, the Liang king issued an edict to the world to make the noble concubine Xie as his queen, and choose a day for the canonization ceremony .

This news is quite surprising, the entire Yaohua Palace, from the panic at the beginning to the joy now, is celebrating Concubine Xie's ascension to the throne, as the mother of the country.

However, when the eldest prince Mu Yunzhi and Mu Pingheng heard the news, they received a heavy blow. As Concubine Xie became Empress Xie, the position of the crown prince would be more stable, and it would be even more difficult to take the position of crown prince from him. It's even harder.

When Mu Lingzhi and Yu Ruyan re-entered Yaohua Palace to visit and congratulate Concubine Xie, Concubine Xie's poisonous hair had passed and she was lying on the bed weakly, while King Liang was still guarding Concubine's bedside despite his tired face, Feed her medicine by hand.

Seeing that his mother and concubine passed through this test safely, Mu Lingzhi felt relieved. He thought for a while, and with his father, mother and concubine present, he pulled Yu Ruyan to kneel down respectfully, and asked the king of Liang and his concubine to get married .

King Liang put down the medicine bowl in his hand, turned his head and said to the two: "You two were supposed to get married when the two countries got married last year, but there were many twists and turns afterward. Fortunately, the lovers finally got married. Being able to come together, this is also the place where Father is happy for you."

When Liang Wang talked about these things, there was an imperceptible exclamation and envy in his tone. After all, he was born in the emperor's family. It is not easy to marry someone he really likes like Mu Lingzhi, like Mu Lingzhi and Yu Ruyan. The affection of the royal family is really rare.

Liang Wang said again: "But too many things have happened in the palace recently. There was a mistake in the crown prince's seal ceremony. So far, the reason has not been found out. The post-establishment ceremony is even more important. I am sorry for you to wait until you are done with this and let the Ministry of Rites do it for you when the auspicious time is decided." Take care of it."

After hearing King Liang's words, although Mu Lingzhi was a little disappointed, as King Liang said, there are indeed too many things recently, and many things have come together in one place, but since King Liang didn't It is not bad to oppose them, so both of them respectfully complied.

Xiao Dao has also been guarding the palace. From the very beginning when he heard the two people asking for an edict to get married, his heart was suspended, with mixed feelings, and his expression was more nervous than the two who asked for an edict. In his subconscious, he He didn't want Yu Ruyan to marry Mu Lingzhi, to be precise, he didn't want to see Yu Ruyan marry any man other than him.

Hearing King Liang's words now, he let go of his hanging heart a little, but then thought, even if they can't get married now, as long as the ceremony of conferring the seal of the crown prince and the ceremony of setting up the queen mother and concubine are over, then Mu Lingzhi will bring up this question again. King Liang will definitely agree to the request.

Thinking of this, Xiaodao became extremely anxious, looking at Yu Ruyan sadly with obsidian eyes, feeling extremely dull and uncomfortable!
At this moment, Master Wang from Dali Temple came to report the investigation to Jitian. King Liang, Mu Lingzhi and Xiaodao all went to the imperial study, but Yu Ruyan was left behind by Concubine Xie.

Concubine Xie was sweating in pain when she got poisoned, and her whole body was drenched. Aunt Qin ordered someone to prepare fragrant soup for her to bathe. Although Yu Ruyan is a princess, she is a daughter-in-law in front of Concubine Xie. So obediently wait on the side.

Concubine Xie Guifei was lying tired in the large bathtub, Yu Ruyan stepped forward to help her massage her shoulders, her massage technique surprised Concubine Xie, she sighed comfortably: "You are a dignified princess who is still It is really not easy to know the art of massage, and to be so skilled.”

After finishing speaking, she closed her eyes and leaned against the edge of the bath to rest, she stopped talking, and Yu Ruyan didn't make a sound, but she knew in her heart that Concubine Xie Guifei would definitely not leave her for no reason, there must be something right she says.

Sure enough, after Concubine Xie Guifei finished her bath, she called Yu Ruyan to her and spoke formally.

Concubine Xie Guifei said: "Just now you have asked the emperor to get married. It is not that I disagree with this matter, but I have a few requirements, and you should take note of them."

Hearing this, Yu Ruyan's whole body shuddered, and she quickly responded respectfully to listen to Concubine Xie's instruction.

"You know, just now, Bengong almost couldn't survive the pain of poisoning, and wanted to die, but Aunt Qin's last few words made me feel so hard."

"Aunt Qin said that the crown prince has not officially conferred the seal. This is a big worry in my heart. Moreover, neither of my two sons has accepted the concubine. Lingzhi is still fine. After all, he is already in love with you. But the prince is still alone. Besides, I haven't seen the emperor's grandson yet, this is my biggest regret!"

Hearing Concubine Xie Guifei mentioned the issue of heirs, Yu Ruyan's heart skipped a beat and her expression became restless.

Concubine Xie glanced at her face, and said coolly: "I don't blame you for not having a child, but I want to tell you that the two children that were finally conceived in the palace disappeared inexplicably. Gu Shi You have not been cleared of the suspicion of your death. Before, I really suspected that you were the one who did it, but now that I think about it, I also feel that there is something strange about it; "

"As for An's child, after Ling Zhi left the palace to go to Daqi, I have been watching closely for fear of further accidents. Gong let down his vigilance, he didn't expect that the child was gone in a blink of an eye..."

When Concubine Xie talked about these things, her expression was extremely gloomy, her long and narrow phoenix eyes narrowed dangerously, and a cold light shone inside.And Yu Ruyan felt a chill in her heart when she heard her words——

She has stayed in the palace for a year, and she has personally experienced the dark struggle in the palace, so she is no stranger to it.Even now thinking about the various conspiracy traps before, I still can't help but feel chills in my heart.

Concubine Xie raised her hand to let her sit down, looked at her fixedly, and said in a heavy tone: "Before, I always thought that Ling Zhi's back house was peaceful, and those concubines and aunts all seemed to be honest and responsible. , I didn't pay much attention to it, but after the incident between Gu Shi and An Shi, I feel that Ling Zhi's side concubines and aunts are really not simple."

"I don't care about how they usually fight and how they compete for favor, but those who dare to kill the royal heirs, and dare to be monsters under the eyes of this palace, I will never forgive them lightly. Therefore, what I want to tell you today Yes, since you are destined to marry into the palace and become the head of the house, those restless people should clean up the palace before you and Ling Zhi get married."

Concubine Xie Guifei's majestic voice carried Xiao Sha's fierce aura, which shocked Yu Ruyan's heart!

"I ordered you not only to find out the murderer who murdered the child in An's womb, but also to find out the murderer who killed Gu's mother and son. It can be regarded as clearing the suspicion for yourself. Can you do it?"

Concubine Xie looked at Yu Ruyan with piercing eyes, waiting for her reply.

Under her gaze, Yu Ruyan lowered her eyebrows and replied solemnly: "Since Your Majesty trusts me, I will definitely clean up the back house and not let Your Majesty down!"

Hearing her answer, Concubine Xie smiled with satisfaction, and said: "I have been hearing the crown prince praise you as an exceptionally intelligent woman, and Ling Zhi also loves you so much, I believe in his vision, so I hope you don't let me see you." disappointment."

Hearing Concubine Xie Guifei's praise, Yu Ruyan couldn't be happy——

Not to mention that she was not in the mansion when An Lan lost her child. Without a trace of clues, it was difficult to find out who killed her.Just talking about the murder case of Gu Qing'er with one dead body and two lives, there is no clue at all. At that time, Mu Lingzhi personally investigated and found out the real culprit. Now that the incident has passed more than half a year, it is even more impossible to start.

But since Concubine Xie has spoken, how dare she not agree?Since he agreed, he must give Concubine Xie a satisfactory answer.

These are not only for Concubine Xie to test whether she has the ability to control the palace, but also for her to establish her prestige in the palace based on these things. After all, no matter how much nobler her current status is than those concubines and aunts, she used to be a military prostitute and a servant girl. Those who entered the palace with their identity, now that they re-enter the palace, they must show their prestige well, so as to wipe away the humble impression left in the hearts of everyone in the palace, and let them truly realize that she and Yu Ruyan are the ones in the palace. A true hostess!

Moreover, even if Concubine Xie Guifei didn't ask, she still had to thoroughly investigate the murder of Gu Qing'er, not for anything else, but because the murderer was too vicious and outrageous!

Until now, Yu Ruyan still clearly remembers Gu Qing'er's pitiful appearance of dying and begging herself for help, as well as her tragic death in the end.

She clearly understood in her heart that the murderer not only wanted the lives of Gu Qing'er's mother and son, but also her life, so she would never let such a vicious person go.

As she was thinking about it, Concubine Xie spoke again: "The crown prince is about to confer the seal, and he is also old enough to start a family. I have been trying to persuade him to accept a few concubines and concubines first, but He has always disagreed, and he has a very stubborn temper. But now that he is the crown prince, it can still be a lonely family, won't it make people laugh at him? Therefore, it is up to you to help Bengong to come out on this matter."

Yu Ruyan hadn't recovered from the incident in the back house, when she heard that Concubine Xie asked her to help again, her heart trembled, but she could only respectfully respond: "What's your order?"

Concubine Xie Guifei sighed heavily: "Isn't the crown prince listening to you the most? Please help me persuade him to agree to accept the concubine. Also, in a few days, I will hand over the daughter of a famous family in the Eastern Capital Collect all the portraits of the young ladies, and you will help me to select them together, I believe that the young ladies selected by you will be more attractive to the crown prince." After finishing speaking, Concubine Xie glanced at Yu Ruyan inexplicably.

Yu Ruyan was swept away by her gaze, and a layer of cold sweat dripped down her back. She always felt that Xie Guifei seemed to know Xiaodao's feelings for her, and her heart couldn't help but feel numb.

Fortunately, after saying this, Concubine Xie Guifei sent her to sleep exhaustedly, but did not say anything more.

Coming out of Yaohua Palace, Yu Ruyan was covered in cold sweat, and led An Ge slowly towards the palace gate.

Thinking of what Concubine Xie Guifei had ordered to her just now, and what she would face in the future, Yu Ruyan's head began to ache.She frowned all the way and thought deeply, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that the matter of the palace's rear residence was too difficult, and persuading Xiaodao to accept the concubine also gave her endless headaches.

Kankan walked halfway, just passing Xiaodao's East Palace, but heard a sound of beating and scolding coming from the door of the East Palace, Yu Ruyan kept thinking about her own worries and didn't care, but Brother An called her to stop, pointing at the sound of beating and scolding. The place where it came from said to Yu Ruyan: "Princess, look, the little girl they beat is Xiaoru?"

Yu Ruyan couldn't help but stop when she heard Xiaoru's name, and looked up, and she saw that the person being pushed and scolded by several court ladies was Xiaoru. Seeing this, Yu Ruyan couldn't help but move Turn and walk over there.

When he got closer, he saw those maids pulling Xiao Ru's hair one by one, pinching her arms and cursing non-stop.

"Wild hoofs from the mountains, prodigals, shameless and lowly things, who don't take a piss to see what they are like, but want to get the prince's idea, and refuse to change after repeated admonitions. It's really too long to die."

A tall court lady kicked Xiaoru, and she staggered to the ground. She could have supported the ground with her hands to avoid falling so embarrassingly, but she was holding a bag of things tightly in her hand. , in order not to drop the things in his hands, he would rather hit the ground straight and get hurt than he would care, a pair of big black eyes stubbornly stared at the few people in front of him without fear, and his eyes were no longer as simple as before. With a few ruthless.

Seeing the change in her eyes, Yu Ruyan sighed silently, this simple and innocent girl was finally tempered by the cruelty in the palace into a different look.

The imperial palace is like the cruelest killing field. People who have stayed here will never be able to maintain a pure and kind mind. The innocence in their eyes will change into cruelty little by little. It will teach people to learn cruelty and viciousness in the shortest possible time.

But stared at by Xiao Ru, the maids were even more angry, and the beating and scolding were even more serious. Yu Ruyan was about to come forward to stop, but unexpectedly, at this moment, Xiao Ru became angry and yelled at a demanding person. The maid who snatched something from her bit her hand hard, her snow-white teeth bit down on the wrist of the maid, the maid let out a scream, and tried to shake her away, but Xiaoru seemed to go crazy, biting her tightly. He didn't let it go, and the maid yelled 'Wow'.

Xiaoru's vicious look frightened the other ladies in the palace, and they stood there dumbfounded, unable to believe that the little girl from the mountains who had always been beaten and scolded suddenly turned into such a terrifying appearance.

At this moment, a palace maid who looked like an older aunt walked out of the East Palace. Seeing Xiaoru biting her, she stepped forward and slapped her hard on the face. Xiaoru suffered pain on her face. Only then did he let go of his mouth, but he didn't bother to wipe the blood stains overflowing from the corner of his mouth. His eyes were like a wolf cub and he stared fiercely at the aunt who beat her. His lips were tightly pursed, and his expression was stubborn without a trace of fear.

That aunt is the regular aunt of the East Palace, who was personally sent by Concubine Xie Guifei to take care of the Prince's daily life in the East Palace, and she is usually respected by the people in the palace, but when someone stared at her like that, she became even more angry, and the other slap appeared again. He wanted to hit Xiao Ru on the other side of his face, but was stopped by Yu Ruyan who rushed over.

The appearance of Yu Ruyan startled the others. Brother An took pity on Xiao Ru, and hurriedly stepped forward to help her stand up. When Xiao Ru saw Yu Ruyan, she immediately forgot what happened just now, as if seeing a relative. , happily ran to Yu Ruyan's side and said, "Sister, I roasted two roast chickens for you to eat. In Putuo Temple, I heard Xiaodao...ah no, it was the crown prince who said that sister likes roast chicken very much. The prince also learned roast chicken from me and wanted to cook it for his sister, but unfortunately he waited for her at the gate of the mountain with his roast chicken for a long time, but he didn't see her coming... But it doesn't matter, I roast it better than him, sister try it !"

While she was chattering non-stop, the maids who just beat her had already knelt down on the ground and greeted Yu Ruyan respectfully. Only she ignored all the rules and forgot about the unhappy things just now. Ruyan talked non-stop.

Yu Ruyan looked at her cracked mouth, messy clothes and messy hair, looking pitiful and embarrassed.

Yu Ruyan looked very heartbroken, but she didn't feel it at all, she was just happy to see Yu Ruyan here.

The maids kneeling on the ground did not expect Xiaoru to be familiar with the future third princess, and they all knew that this Princess Heshuo of Daqi was the prince's savior, and His Royal Highness Respectfully calling her 'sister', if she was asked to complain in front of the crown prince, they couldn't bear it all and walked away, kneeling on the ground trembling with fright.

Thinking of how they bullied Xiaoru just now, scolding them harshly, and mercilessly attacking them, Yu Ruyan was very annoyed at these bullying slaves, deliberately prevented them from getting up, and kept them kneeling on the cobblestone path.

She pulled Xiaoru to her face, straightened her messy hair, and said with a smile, "Are these for me? Why did you give me these food?"

Since Xiaoru entered the palace, she has never received a good look. These people saw that she was brought into the palace by the crown prince, and they were very polite to her. Later, seeing that the crown prince treated her very coldly, and even hated her, they couldn't help but also Playing around with the wind, they bullied her one by one, either beating or scolding her.Seeing Yu Ruyan being so kind to her suddenly now, Xiaoru's eyes felt hot, but she couldn't help crying.

Yu Ruyan knew the grievances in her heart, she had also encountered such grievances in Daqi's palace before, thinking of this, she felt sore, helped Xiaoru wipe away the tears on her face, and gently persuaded : "Xiao Ru, listen to my sister's advice, life in the palace is not suitable for you, you should go back to your original place!"

Hearing this, Xiaoru stared at her blankly, with tears on her face, she shook her head without thinking, "No, I will not leave Xiaodao, I will be there when he is there, and I will be there if he does not return to Putuo Temple." I won't be going back either."

Her appearance is exactly the same as that of Xiaodao when she refused to leave Yu Ruyan's side at the beginning. Perhaps, it is because of the same persistent character that made her so reluctant to let Xiaodao go, but Yu Ruyan knows that Xiaodao is now the prince's As for her identity, Xiaoru is just a nameless wild girl in the mountains. Even if Xiaodao is willing to accept her, Concubine Xie Guifei and Daliang royal family will not accept her. In the end, it is this innocent girl who is ignorant of the world who is injured.

Suppressing the sadness in her heart, Yu Ruyan lovingly touched Xiaoru's small head, thinking of what Concubine Xie said just now, even though she felt that it was cruel to say such words to Xiaoru, she still wanted to let her understand clearly, so as not to take more damage.

She took Xiaoru's hand and walked aside, and said softly: "Xiaoru, do you know that the crown prince is about to marry a concubine, and there will be many women in his harem in the future, you and him will never be together Yes, do you understand..."

However, before she finished speaking, a figure flashed in front of her, and Xiao Ru spoke sharply.

(End of this chapter)