The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 174
Xiuyan helped Mrs. Lu to stand outside the main hall, and beside her was the old lady Ouyang with ulterior motives. This seemingly shallow distance was actually quite distinct, and there was an insurmountable gap between them.
The eunuchs and maids walking in the palace looked at them curiously when they saw them. The young maids often paid more attention to Xing Xiuyan without hesitation.

An hour ago, the guards of the Royal Forest Army in the palace entered Fengwei Alley in a domineering manner, spreading the word of Emperor Xiaozong's order that the female relatives of their two families can enter the palace.Mrs. Lu brought Xiuyan, but Mrs. Ouyang only brought her granddaughter Huiling.These two girls are of excellent color, looking at the inner palace, there are very few who can match this.

The old lady of Ouyang took her instead of Ouyang Huiping, because Huiling and the biological mother of the fifth prince, the aunt who died young in the Ouyang family, looked alike.Ouyang's family had the opportunity to enter the palace, but the chances of the daughter in the boudoir to meet the emperor were indeed rare.

When the old lady Ouyang thought that her schemes were being realized one by one, she hurriedly raised her hand to stroke the hair on Huiling's forehead, and took a peek at the plainly dressed Xing Xiuyan not far away. The old lady Ouyang's heart sank.If only Ouyang's family was summoned today, the old lady would be [-]% sure that her granddaughter Huiling would be able to enter the emperor's eyes, but now that she has a strong enemy Xing Xiuyan, the old lady Ouyang suddenly lost her previous confidence.

But she changed her mind, as long as today's game goes smoothly, why should she be afraid of the Xing family in the future?
The old lady Ouyang leaned into her granddaughter's ear and whispered: "I'll see the Lord Long Live later, just don't listen to it. Everything is up to the emperor to make decisions for our family. Let's just watch the excitement of the Xing family."

Huiling looked at her grandmother in puzzlement. The emperor summoned her suddenly. On the way here, she smiled and told her how to pay attention to the rules in the palace, but she didn't say a word about the reason for her visit.Huiling thought it was some great happy event at first, however, after entering the Yuntai, seeing these hurried imperial physicians and court ladies coming and going, Ouyang Huiling also knew that something was wrong.

Not long after, Neizhong Dai Quan came out, "Long Live God announces that the two wives and their relatives will meet!"

Ouyang Huiling followed her grandmother closely, and she and Xing Xiuyan became a trend of walking side by side.As soon as these two charming flowers entered the inner hall, they immediately captured the attention of many people.The old fox Song Lian was the first to see Xing Xiuyan behind the two wives, and couldn't help curling his lips.Cheng Zimo was full of pity, in his opinion, if his younger brother married this girl, why should he be afraid that the fifth prince would leave them and go it alone?Wouldn't the Cheng family and the fifth prince be like grasshoppers on the same rope from now on?

There are many women in this inner hall, apart from the empress, the leading ones are Concubine Wu and Guiren Zhou.These two women used to be very favored by Xiaozong's side. The emperor didn't like the empress. When he was still a prince in the early years, he praised them more. When the limelight was at its peak, even the empress dared not provoke them easily.

It's a pity that people are old and decrepit. Concubine Wu Gui and Zhou Guiren are just occupying Xiaozong and still miss some old feelings.

Now everyone inside and outside the palace knows that there are only two people who are being favored in this harem.One is the nobleman of Song Dynasty who gave birth to the sixth prince, and the other is the precious person who just gave birth to Lin'er.

It just so happened that at this moment, all four of them were present, and she surrounded the queen in the middle like a guard. Except for the precious one, the rest of them saw Xing Xiuyan and Ouyang Huiping, and all of them thought about her with unkind hearts.

"Hong'er has been yelling about heartache, you and him are also close relatives, go and have a look!"

When Lu Shi heard this, he thought it was his last words, so he staggered to the ground as soon as the soles of his feet softened. If it wasn't for Xiuyan's sharp hands and quick eyesight, who forced Lu Shi to support him, His Royal Highness must have lost his dignity.

Xiaozong saw all of Lu's expressions and movements, and he intuitively believed that the wife of the Xing family was not lying, but was genuinely worried about Li Hong in the inner palace.Did he guess wrong?Is there really nothing to do with the Xing family?After thinking about it, Xiaozong's eyes fell on the old lady Ouyang again.The old lady didn't feel anxious at all, instead she had a kind of excitement that was eager to try!

When Xiaozong thought of his son Li Hong's intelligence and cleverness, he concluded that all of this was caused by the Ouyang family.

Xiaozong didn't want to admit that he was wrong, he promoted the white-eyed wolf Ouyang's family, and suppressed the Xing family who was really loyal to protect the lord.But the facts are right in front of our eyes, and there is no room for Xiaozong not to admit it.

The queen and Xiaozong had been husband and wife for decades, and when she saw Xiaozong's expressionless face, she had already guessed a bit, and she hurriedly smiled and said, "Long live, according to my concubine, Xiao Wu'er is actually a Heart disease, this heart disease still needs to be treated with heart medicine, the two wives should persuade a few more, and it is serious to let Xiao Wu'er recover soon."

Xiaozong nodded happily, and sent the little eunuch to accompany her and the others to go in. When Mrs. Lu was about to reach the door, the queen suddenly stopped them again.

"Old Madam Ouyang and Madam Xing can just go in, and I want to leave the two young ladies to talk and amuse the boredom." The queen smiled gently: "Look, long live, is this girl from the Ouyang family very different from our little Wuer?" resemblance?"

Senior Sima of the Ministry of War and several other scheming guys couldn't help lowering their heads, their eyes fixed on the ground, as if there were countless novelties on it.The emperor just said "um" with a cold face, and never spoke to the queen again.Wu Guifei and Zhou Guiren, who were standing beside the queen, saw this, and they all laughed in their hearts. The queen still couldn't understand one thing in the past few years. No matter how beautiful it is, it can't make Xiaozong's heart flutter.It has nothing to do with those girls, it is the emperor who always suspects that the queen has ulterior motives, so he is never emotional.

The queen didn't show any embarrassment, instead she smiled even more: "But it seems that Miss Xing's temper is more in my favor. Long live Lord doesn't know, our little Wu'er was brought up by this girl! "

Xiaozong finally condescended to condescend, and moved his gaze away, scanning Xing Xiuyan.The corner of the emperor's eyes twitched slightly, and he quickly looked back.But when the queen, concubine Zhou and others saw this, they all restrained their jokes just now, and looked squarely at Xing Xiuyan, who was not amazingly dressed, but had a particularly eye-catching appearance.

The Supreme Emperor couldn't bear to go back to the palace to rest, and Xiaozong had no intention of leaving.The empress held Xing Xiuyan in her left hand and Ouyang Huiling in her right hand, asking for warmth, and seemed to have endless words to say in front of Xiaozong.

Who would have expected that at exactly this moment, a scream suddenly came from the inner hall.Ouyang Huiling shuddered, and looked at the queen in a panic: "Your Majesty, she is the grandmother of Minnv."

The queen looked at Ouyang Huiling coldly, and the female officers around her had alertly held Ouyang Huiling first, so that the girl could not move at all.

Xiuyan looked coldly in her heart, although she said she was prepared, but she was still terrified when she heard the scream of the old lady Ouyang inside, and couldn't stop thinking wildly.Mom is inside, and I don't know if that brat Zhengde can protect him, but I'm afraid that the old lady Ouyang will become angry and do something to hurt Mom.

In an instant, a person stumbled out of the inner hall, who happened to be the half-haired old lady Ouyang.With a plop, the old lady knelt down in front of Xiaozong, with two lines of tears under her eyelids, "Long live, this is all the Xing family's stumbling block for us, and encouraged the fifth prince. This, this is nothing like the Ouyang family's." Nevermind!"

The emperor didn't open his mouth, so the queen could only smile and talk: "What is the old madam talking about, the Lord Long Live never said anything!"

When the old lady Ouyang saw Xing Xiuyan standing beside the queen, she immediately understood.

She greedily wanted to put the Xing family to death, but she didn't know that she had already fallen into the Xing family's trap.

Lu's family has no ability to plan these things at all, and it is this sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl who caused her complete defeat.

Thinking of Xing Xiuyan's age, Mrs. Ouyang broke out in a cold sweat.In more than ten years, who else in the Ouyang family can hold back the momentum of the Xing family, won't her children and grandchildren be at the mercy of the Xing family?
Thinking of the unfeeling words of the fifth prince just now, the old lady Ouyang was dizzy and felt helpless.

Xiaozong looked at the old lady Ouyang's ashen face, and snorted heavily: "Master Song, according to the ancestral system, whoever encouraged the prince to cholera the court, what crime should he be?"

"Long live the report, if it is light, you will lose your lord, if it is serious, you will confiscate your property and be exiled for thousands of miles."

Xiaozong slapped the chair hard, and looked at the people below, "The fifth prince is my blood, and the royal family cannot be doubted, but if some people take the opportunity to make trouble and want to harm Xiao Wuer, I will not spare her!" Quan hurriedly handed over the silver plate, which contained a list of prescriptions that the old lady Ouyang was very familiar with. Xiaozong sneered: "Madam, is this thing very familiar?"

A thin piece of paper floated directly in front of the old lady, and the old lady Ouyang couldn't say a word.She didn't dare to keep this thing with the fifth prince. After reaching an agreement with the fifth prince that day, she kept the prescription list with her. When she entered the house, she asked her birth mother to put it away and put it in a cage.

But it appeared here at this moment. Could it be that the emperor has copied Fengwei Hutong long ago?

"For Yuhe's sake, I have given the Ouyang family a face several times, making you Ouyang's family a prominent figure in the capital, but look again, how did the Ouyang family repay me?" The emperor was very angry: " According to my thoughts, your family should be exiled for thousands of miles and never allowed to set foot in the capital."

The last bit of blood on old lady Ouyang's face disappeared instantly.

Mr. Qiao, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, hurriedly stood up to smooth things over: "Your Majesty really thinks that once the fifth prince's ancestral family becomes a laughing stock in the capital, it will do him no good at all."

The emperor was silent.

Seeing this, the queen secretly cursed the Minister of Rites for meddling in his own business.The more the emperor showed that he cared about the fifth prince, the more annoyed the empress would be. In the empress' mind, except for her own fourth prince, the emperor should not show any paternal love to any of them.

Thinking of her hard work this year, the queen said: "Although Xiao Wu's reputation is important, your Majesty, the state owns the state law, and the family has family law. It is really too much for Xiao Wuxing to pretend to be sick and deceive others! Old lady Ouyang is hard Let go of the blame."

The old lady Ouyang looked at the queen in disbelief. She never expected that the queen would say such unfeeling words to herself.

***********
PS: Catch bugs later, wait~~
(End of this chapter)