concubines

Chapter 208 Mutual Suspicion

truth!This is the truth!Something fabricated out of thin air can also be called the truth.

Miaoli looked at Zhu'er, she was sincere to her, but she was like this to herself, which reminded her of the story of Mr. Dong Guo and the wolf.

At this time, Xiaohong came in with something, and Miaoli called her over, "Come and tell the prince, did someone send me a letter yesterday?"

Xiaohong thought for a while, then replied: "I didn't see it, I didn't see the girl received anything except a bottle of pills."

Zhu'er immediately snapped back and said: "Young lady is usually close to her, so she naturally speaks for the young lady. This kind of servant girl can't do such a thing to deceive the crown prince, what this servant girl says is the truth, absolutely true."

Miao Li was very speechless, this is the servant she brought into the East Palace from Duke Ding's mansion, she thought it was safe and reliable to use as a confidant, who would have thought that she would stab her in the back.As expected, it is that sentence, the closer the person is, the deeper the knife will be stabbed.

Zhou Shuxuan is not angry now, but just wants to clarify the matter, after all, the two maids said different things.Just as she was about to speak, Miaoli gave him a look, telling him not to speak, and to ask the matter clearly by herself.

Miao Li held up the hairpin and asked, "Are you sure the young master who sold the medicine gave it to me?"

Zhu'er nodded, "Your servant is sure, it is absolutely true that the young master gave it to me, and my servant dare not lie in front of the prince."

Miaoli put the hairpin on her nose and pretended to smell it, then said: "That young master sells medicine, if he really gave it to him, it should have the fragrance of medicine on it, it shouldn't smell like powder, and it's you The smell of powder on the body."

Zhu'er's complexion remained the same as before, "This thing has been stored in the servant's place all the time, and it's normal to smell of the powder in the slave's drawer."

Good girl, stay calm in times of danger, it seems that she is really going to kill her.

Miaoli said again: "The young master is ten yuan for a bottle of medicine, which costs four or five taels of silver. He also costs money to make medicine. How long will it take him to save so much money to buy such things for me? Zhu Er , I treated you well in the past, so don't speak against your conscience."

"The servant girl is indeed telling the truth, and there is not a word of falsehood. It is estimated that the young man saved money, and the silver he saved for a year is to buy a hairpin for the girl."

It's interesting to start lying.

Miao Li deliberately said again: "Each of them can be explained. The people behind you are really capable of making such a plan in such a short time. It's just that you forgot one thing. You don't know that young man at all. In fact, he doesn't literate."

"The servant doesn't know, maybe someone wrote it for him."

Miaoli didn't ask Zhu'er any more, and turned to Zhou Shuxuan, "every time I say a word, she will lie subconsciously, which can already explain everything. You should be very clear in your heart whether Lu Guangbai is literate, but he always wants to The person who takes the first examination. As for this hairpin, the cheapness of his medicine does not mean that he is really poor, and the pestle used to pound the medicine is all made of black jade, so there is no need to use these things to embarrass others."

Miao Li leaned out slightly, raised Zhu Er's head, put the hairpin in her hand on her head, and patted her face lightly, "You are a good girl, you are very courageous, stay by my side for a long time It will definitely succeed. The bad thing is that the people behind you are too impatient and don’t have a detailed understanding of the situation, so they rush to start when they catch one thing. Maybe you will succeed if you change to someone the prince is not very familiar with.”

Zhu'er glanced at her, then at Zhou Shuxuan who was sitting on the side with a dark face, thinking that the matter had been revealed, she kowtowed on the ground non-stop, "I know I was wrong, I will never dare again."

Miao Li smiled softly again, shook her head slightly and said, "If you persevere, maybe there will be a turning point. At this moment when you admit your mistake, you have completely failed."

Miao Li stopped talking and let Zhou Shuxuan handle it by himself.

Zhou Shuxuan said with a dark face, "Drag and stick to death."

Now the truth has come to light, she is innocent, but she is full of gas in her stomach.

Miao Li sneered and said, "The crown prince didn't even ask the real murderer behind the scenes, just killed people like this, is he protecting someone?"

"What do you mean by that?"

Miao Li said straightforwardly: "Tit for tat, you can doubt me, why can't I doubt you?"

"I didn't doubt you. What I've always said is that I believe in you. I just want to figure things out."

"You didn't doubt me. If you really believed in me, you should know when you saw that hairpin. Don't you know how rich they are? If they really cared about me, would they give me such an ugly hairpin? " Miao Li felt that she was holding a breath in her heart, and doubted her for no reason, and really went to ask Zhu'er.Do you know that these women can use any means to compete for favor?
"Then why are you lying to me?"

"When did I lie to you?"

"I asked you if something happened. Your eyes are evasive. You must be lying to me."

It's not a thing at all, okay?

Miao Li waved her hand and said, "You just think I'm lying, I can't explain this."

Everything she said was true, and she really couldn't explain it.Even if she were to die, she would not betray the eldest princess.

After chatting to this point, Zhou Shuxuan stood up and walked out without looking back. He didn't come back all night.

When Xiaohong waited for Miaoli to sleep, she persuaded her a few words, "Girl, don't quarrel with the prince. No matter how you say it, he is still a prince. He is a man, so he should show some face. And the servant girl saw that he was really not angry at that time." , it’s not doubting you, it’s really just finding out the truth of the matter.”

Miao Li didn't speak.

"The prince is already very good. Even ordinary men may not be able to do this. If you suspect that your wife is having an affair with others, you will definitely beat and scold him. How can you make the prince so kind."

"I know it all, you don't need to persuade me anymore, I know it in my heart, you go back to sleep first." Miao Li said to Xiaohong, clutching the quilt, without turning her head.

She really knew this in her heart, how good Zhou Shuxuan was, she was like a bright mirror in her heart.She said this just because she was afraid that he would ask more questions, and if he asked a few more questions, he would completely miss the point.

Xu Meitang is really too ruthless, this time she has completely grasped her lifeblood, she does not want to betray the eldest princess no matter what.

Maybe you can test Zhou Shuxuan's tone first to see if he can accept this matter, let's talk about it after tonight, she may not be able to sleep well this night.

I was right with her, but in the end, I spent a sleepless night with my eyes open until dawn, and I couldn't think of a good solution.

Her head is also growing white, and she always thought it was very bright, but now it looks like a mess, so she can't think of a good way?It seems that you can't have both.

At that time, I said a word by mistake, as if I had stepped into an irreversible abyss.It would be great if she didn't know about the eldest princess, it really hurt her.

In the early morning of the second day, Zhou Shuxuan didn't even look at her, and went directly to court.There was such an uneasy breakup, both of them felt very uncomfortable.

I have long known that quarrels are normal, but I just don't know what to do after the quarrel.Zhou Shuxuan felt that he was very calm at the time, and he didn't even say a single harsh word to her, and he was very uncomfortable when he ended up being ridiculed in the end.

After discussing the matter with all the officials, I still didn't feel relieved.However, Miaoli was also in the same mind, and she could no longer approve a booklet. She raised her head and asked Gao Fu, "Has she eaten yet?"

"The girl doesn't seem to be up yet."

Zhou Shuxuan Zhezi asked, "Why haven't you woken up yet? Did you not sleep well last night?"

"It seems to be, I heard from the night guard that she didn't seem to sleep all night, and she only calmed down when the sky was about to dawn."

Zhou Shuxuan couldn't sit still anymore. She didn't sleep very honestly. She could easily kick the quilt by tossing and turning. What if she caught a cold?She shouldn't be allowed to sleep alone. It would be better if she didn't leave at that time, and now she doesn't know how to go back.

In fact, it's not impossible to go back, as long as you don't lose face.After all, he is a majestic prince, how could he humiliate again and again.But there's nothing wrong with being humble to your wife. This is a fine tradition, and it's always sung like that in operas.

Zhou Shuxuan was about to put his face down to find Miaoli, when someone outside reported that Prime Minister Zuo had come to discuss important matters with him.I did say yesterday that I have something to discuss, and I can't delay it completely now.

With just such a block, Zhou Shuxuan hoped that the momentum would go down, but he would not go there when he came to look for him. How long will the stalemate last?
The prince who is always there every day is not here today, so the princess is here to fill in the gap.Xu Meitang sat in the room anxiously for a long time, but she didn't see Zhou Shuxuan looking for her, let alone any punishment.She went to Ciqing Palace once, and there was no major problem.So it was very natural to come for the second time, without any fear in my heart, anyway, Miaoli would intercede for her.

After passing by, I saw Miaoli just getting up and washing up.The things used are also of the highest quality, some of which she, the princess, has never seen before.Zhou Shuxuan has always treated the people in the East Palace according to the rules, neither harsh nor generous, only here in Miaoli is he generous.

There were no outsiders here either, so Xu Meitang came in and said, "Sister is really lucky, she only wakes up at this time, she doesn't need to greet anyone, and she doesn't need to worry about things, it's probably because of the smoke from the ancestral grave."

Miao Li is annoyed when she sees her now, this woman is really hateful, she didn't sleep well last night, and she saw her again when she opened her eyes during the day.Naturally, there were no good words on his mouth, "That's natural, the green smoke from your ancestral grave is not small, don't you care about nothing?"

It's normal for her not to take care of things. As the crown princess, Xu Meitang was taken away from power if she didn't take care of things.

The bickering must not be able to fight against Miao Li, Xu Meitang gritted her teeth and changed the subject, "I don't know what my sister thinks about what I said yesterday? You also know that you are free, and want to find some little sisters in the boudoir. Let's chat. It would be bad if you didn't control your mouth for a while and let something go."

(End of this chapter)