Jiang Nianjiao showed her a kind smile, "Mother, let me take you out."
Concubine Qi was just stunned when she heard this. She did not expect that the person who had a conflict with her would take the initiative to help her. However, after thinking about it carefully, it was true that Jiang Nianjiao was trapped outside the palace without an invitation, and Jiang Nianjiao was also Concubine Yuxian's after all. Niece, she also let down her guard.
She walked forward numbly under Jiang Nianjiao's guidance. However, when the cold wind blew outside the hall, her numb thoughts in the hall became clearer.
Thinking of being so humiliated by Emperor Yong in front of others, she felt a burning sensation on her face.
This feeling is tantamount to being slapped in the face in public.
Thinking of this, Concubine Qi felt that her entire body was becoming more and more chaotic.
She unconsciously grabbed Jiang Nianjiao's sleeve and still tried to explain, "I really wrote you an invitation, I really did! How could I have missed your invitation? If you don't believe me, I can ask the messenger to testify." .”
Jiang Nianjiao naturally felt that something was wrong with Concubine Qi's mood at the moment. If she ignored her emotions, she might keep expressing the matter over and over again.
And this matter may become a hurdle that Concubine Qi cannot overcome.
She had no intention of doing anything to Concubine Qi, she just didn't want anyone to put the blame on her.
Now that the matter is over, she naturally has no intention of pursuing it further.
Therefore, she just followed Concubine Qi's words and said, "Of course I believe that your Majesty gave me the invitation. I think it's not necessarily that someone down there missed your Majesty's letter."
Hearing Jiang Nianjiao's words, Concubine Qi seemed to have found a reason to feel relieved.
"Yes, it must be what you said. How could I have missed your invitation? I will go back and interrogate them right now, and I will definitely let them take out the invitation!" Concubine Qi said in a low voice.
After that, she just walked a few steps quickly, as if only by finding the invitation could the face she had just been humiliated in public be restored.
However, Emperor Yong was obviously not annoyed by the invitation at all, but by Concubine Qi's lack of sense of propriety at the banquet. Even if she did find the invitation now. No one will care.
Therefore, Jiang Nianjiao only advised, "My dear, everything is over. Why do you continue to be obsessed with this matter?"
"The princess doesn't understand the current situation in the palace, so of course she can say it so lightly." Concubine Qi only said one sentence.
Knowing that Concubine Qi was afraid that she had pushed herself into a dead end, she didn't want to continue to explain, but after all, she was her aunt's friend, and she might need her help with her aunt's affairs. Secondly, this matter can be regarded as caused by myself.
Therefore, Jiang Nianjiao advised again, "Of course I know your mother's difficulties. There are many people in this palace, and all of them are human beings. Everyone wants to climb up, and various means are indispensable to manage these people. Among them, the most The important thing is to have enough majesty to suppress everyone, but your Majesty's move is tantamount to sweeping away your pressure."
"Today a beautiful lady can stir up trouble with just a few words, and tomorrow others will surely be able to do the same."
Concubine Qi sighed after hearing Jiang Nianjiao really express her concerns.
"But the more times this happens, the more you must not panic, the more you must see your situation clearly. Since things have already happened, there is no way to change them. What we have to do is to look forward, rather than thinking about what I was doing at that time. What to do.”
Jiang Nianjiao really wanted to free Concubine Qi, but Concubine Qi's thoughts were confused at the moment and she had no intention of listening and thinking carefully about what Jiang Nianjiao said.
Jiang Nianjiao naturally realized this, and it was hard to persuade the damn ghost with good words. Since Concubine Qi couldn't listen to Kaijie's words, Jiang Nianjiao naturally stopped talking.
Just at this moment, we reached the corner and were far away from the hustle and bustle of the main hall.
And there aren't many palace guards here.
Therefore, Jiang Nianjiao only said to Concubine Qi here, "Your Majesty, this is not far from your palace, so I will send her here."
Hearing Jiang Nianjiao's words, Concubine Qi just said hello in a daze.
After the words fell, the two just parted ways.
It was still early at this time, so I thought the banquet would be held until evening. There were so many people at the table, so they probably wouldn't notice anyone leaving. Therefore, Jiang Nianjiao, who had enough time, was sure to do it.
Be prepared to go to the Huanyi Bureau where Coriander is located.
Because he was searching for clues secretly, Jiang Nianjiao tried his best to choose more secretive paths along the way.
Just when passing by one of the gardens, she unexpectedly bumped into a young man and woman hiding in the flower forest and talking to each other.
Or to be more precise, the man was holding the woman's waist, expressing urgently that not seeing her for one day was like missing her for three autumns.
The woman seemed to be much colder. She only said coldly, "Don't be so nagging. Do you want to see me just to talk nonsense?"
The woman's voice sounded somewhat familiar, but Jiang Nianjiao couldn't remember where she had heard that woman's voice before.
Although the man couldn't see his appearance clearly, he could clearly see that the clothes he wore seemed to be those of the palace guards.
Because the woman was completely obscured by the tall man, Jiang Nianjiao couldn't see anything clearly at the moment.
She didn't have the intention to see clearly what was going on over there. At the moment, she just thought that some palace guard and a palace maid were making a pair of wild mandarin ducks here.
She had nothing to do with these people and naturally did not want to disrupt their good deeds. Therefore, after Jiang Nianjiao realized that the road ahead was difficult, she planned to go around and find another way.
However, the dead branches on the road were broken into pieces. When she stepped back, she still stepped on a curved dead branch, and then the snapping sound fell into the ears of the guard with keen hearing in an instant. The guard had originally planned to kiss her. That woman.
Hearing this sound, he immediately said alertly, "Who!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he had already followed the source of the sound. Jiang Nianjiao hadn't gone far yet. Now she wanted to hide behind a tree, but she was afraid that the other party would think that she was a lonely ghost and kill her with one strike.
So she simply said to Lianying beside her openly, "Ying'er, these plum blossoms are very good. You can break a few branches for me and take them back."
Lianying naturally understood and just tried to climb and break the plum blossom branches.
At this time, the guard had indeed come over.
Fortunately, the sky was not too dark, and he could clearly see Jiang Nianjiao's dress. It seemed that this person had a good background.
Jiang Nianjiao naturally saw the guard clearly. The young man had thick eyebrows and big eyes. He was handsome and noble. He did not look like an ordinary guard, but rather a noble son from some family. And at the moment, Jiang Nianjiao felt that he seemed a bit similar. who.
But for a moment, her thoughts were so complicated that she couldn't remember who the guard looked like.
When Lianying saw the guard coming out, her eyes seemed to have some killing intent. She immediately stopped nervously in front of Jiang Nianjiao and said, "Who are you? Why are you here?"
The guard ignored Lianying's shouting. He just stared at Jiang Niangjiao and said, "Is your nobleman a guest from the outer palace?"
Jiang Nianjiao just said calmly, "Yes."
"Why did the noble man come here?" the guard just asked again.
"Our master wants to come out for some air, do we still need to report to you?" Lianying said angrily.
The guard only asked slowly, "Did you see anything?"
"What did you see? Are you talking about you, or are you talking about the trees full of flowers?" Lianying pretended not to care.
However, the guard's eyes were still filled with suspicion.
After a while, Lianying said as if she was expecting something, "Oh, I see, you must have met your little lover in this forest, right?"
Hearing Lingying's words, the guard almost struck him with a palm.
Not thinking about the critical moment, Jiang Nianjiao said directly, "Let's meet my little lover. Anyway, we didn't see her clearly, and we don't know which palace she is from. I don't have the time to care about your affairs right now." ..
Jiang Nianjiao made it clear what she said, and the guard relaxed a little.
He turned around and glanced at the location where he was just now. There was no one there at this time.
It seemed that the woman who had a tryst with her knew that the situation was not good, so she just left first.
He just lowered his head and kowtowed and said, "I have offended you a lot just now. I hope you can keep your promise and not tell any third party what you saw here today."
Jiang Nianjiao didn't mean to embarrass the other party, so
She quickly said yes.
After bidding farewell to the guard, Lianying said, "Miss, did you feel that the guard just now looked like the same person?"
Jiang Nianjiao turned around and looked at Lianying and said, "Who does it look like?"
However, Lianying, who was asked, shook her head and said, "I can't remember who he looks like at the moment."
"Okay, forget it if you can't think of it. It has nothing to do with us anyway. Business is more important now." Jiang Nianjiao only said one sentence.
After hearing this, Lianying just nodded immediately.
Then the two of them went to the Clothing Bureau. At this time, they did not realize that there was only a palace maid following behind them.
Naturally, the palace maid who followed was not sent by anyone else, but by Concubine Qi.
Of course, Concubine Qi didn't want to do anything to Jiang Nianjiao, but when she and Jiang Nianjiao parted ways later, she found that the silk handkerchief in Jiang Nianjiao's hand had fallen on the corridor.
If someone picks up something that is very personal to a woman, people will inevitably worry about causing trouble.
Therefore, Concubine Qi sent the maids around her to catch up with Jiang Nianjiao.
At first, the palace maid just wanted to return the things to Jiang Nianjiao and then left. However, when she followed Jiang Nianjiao, she soon discovered that the roads Jiang Nianjiao took were all remote paths. Along the way, the whereabouts of these two people seemed... Something is fishy.
This palace maid can serve as the chief maid next to Concubine Qi, and can also make suggestions for Concubine Qi on weekdays. Naturally, she cannot be a big-hearted person.
Therefore, after sensing that Jiang Nianjiao was acting suspiciously, she was not in a hurry to return the veil to Jiang Nianjiao.
She just walked behind Jiang Nianjiao until she arrived at the Huanyi Bureau.
