Not long after Jiang Xinyue was brought back to Changchun Fairy Hall by the emperor, Shuangjiang and Xiao Xiangzi also came back.
Emperor Xuanwu looked at Xiao Xiangzi, who was wearing a palace maid's clothes and with rouge on his face, and almost spit out the petal water he had just taken into his mouth to rinse.
Xiao Xiangzi covered his face and knelt down: "This slave has stained the emperor's eyes. Please forgive me."
"Is this how you escaped the pursuit of the Pei family?"
There was clearly a hidden smile in the emperor's voice: "Is this okay?"
Xiao Xiangzi's eyes showed fear, as if to say: How did the emperor know?
"Don't look at your masters. Both of you are so bold. Do you really think that I don't dare to punish you? You ladies are making nonsense, so you should give them some advice. How can you go crazy together like this?"
"Your Majesty~"
Jiang Xinyue tugged on his sleeves: "It's all my fault. How could they, as slaves, dare to disobey me? If the emperor is still angry, just take it out on me. Don't embarrass them..."
Emperor Xuanwu looked like he had nothing to do with her, and tapped her forehead: "You still have the nerve to say that? Next time, I will punish you all together."
Jiang Xinyue pursed her lips: "I know, Your Majesty, I know I was wrong."
This perfunctory attitude can be seen at first glance: I know I was wrong, I will dare to do it next time.
"Your Majesty, Lord Zhongshu and his son are here to ask for an audience."
Pei Zhongshu and his heartless son who is still addicted to love in middle age?
Emperor Xuanwu glared at Jiang Xinyue: "Did you see that? You beat the younger one, and the two older ones came to the door. Do you think they wouldn't guess that you did it if you ran away?"
Jiang Xinyue muttered: "Guess what? What evidence do they have? Besides, the emperor will definitely protect his concubine."
Not only is she confident, she even says it directly in front of you.
Emperor Xuanwu gritted his teeth again, and became angry when he saw Xiao Xiangzi's face covered with makeup: "Get out of here and wash it off, are you waiting for others to expose it?"
Shuangjiang and Xiao Xiangzi quickly got up and ran to the backyard.
Jiang Xinyue sat there without moving, and the emperor showed her a "ferocious" expression again, which scared her so much that she quickly got up and ran back with Shuangsheng and the others.
In a panic, she bumped into a chair, rubbed her legs and continued running.
The emperor chuckled lightly and said he was not afraid. In fact, he must have been frightened when he heard Pei Zhongshu coming!
It's okay if you know to be afraid. If you know to be afraid, you won't do such dangerous things next time.
"cough……"
He cleared his throat, suppressed his smile, and showed a serious expression: "Xuan Pei Zhongshu has an audience."
Wang Dequan and Tang Shiliang haven't come back yet, so the little eunuch below still has to give orders from the emperor.
If they were here, after the imperial concubine left, they would announce people in without the emperor's orders.
"Empress..."
Shuangjiang's expression was still frightened: "Just now, the slave girl and Xiao Xiangzi changed into the palace maid's clothes when they ran away. They met Pei Zhongshu's people on the way. They grabbed the slave girl and questioned them. The slave girl was worried whether they would recognize the slave girl and Xiao Xiangzi. Xiangzi is coming?"
It's not bad to catch both of them, just don't implicate the empress.
"So what if you recognize him?"
Jiang Xinyue blinked: "Three young eunuchs went there, but they only found two suspicious palace maids. The number of them was not enough, so they came to this palace to seek justice. Those who didn't know thought that their pattern was only that big, because My father robbed them of two official positions and is here to take revenge on me!"
Shuangjiang thought for a while, how could her mother-in-law tell lies?
If she hadn't been one of the participants, she would have believed what her mother-in-law said.
After entering the back courtyard, Mammy Xiang had been waiting for a long time while holding the Sixth Prince in her arms: "Madam, Qin Ruofang, Miss Qin is waiting in the side room. Do you want to see me?"
It was supposed to be taken to the front hall, but the empress and the emperor were together at that time, and it was impossible for Aunt Xiang to let her disturb her, so she took her to the backyard.
"Let's meet!"
After all, it is the money bag that the emperor wants.
After two days of rest and the care of the people sent by Jiang Xinyue, Qin Ruofang was no longer as embarrassed as he had seen before.
No wonder Aunt Xiang wants to be on guard against her, she is indeed a rare beauty.
As soon as Qin Ruofang saw Jiang Xinyue, she knelt down with a thump and put her head on the ground: "Please help the imperial concubine."
Jiang Xinyue had expected it.
When the emperor goes out, there are guards on the three floors inside and outside. How can she, a weak woman who is being hunted by a big man, break through the siege and kneel before the emperor?
Someone must have put it in intentionally.
Qin Ruofang did not hear the imperial concubine's words, only the sound of the teacup lid and teacup colliding leisurely.
Cold sweat broke out on her forehead: "Imperial Concubine, what happened to the daughter of the people before is true. The county magistrate of Guiyang destroyed the daughter's family. The family members colluded with the county magistrate and forced the daughter to marry the county magistrate as a concubine. It's just and legitimate. Divide the property of the common women. If the common daughters did not obey, they were put under house arrest by the county magistrate. A few days ago, the common daughters were suddenly released. Someone told the common daughters that as long as the common daughters find a way to enter the palace and gain the favor of the emperor, they will take the place of the common daughters. Revenge. However, it is the emperor and the empress who save the people’s daughter, and it is the emperor and the empress who help the people’s daughter take revenge. The people’s daughter does not want to destroy the relationship between the emperor and the empress…”
She raised her head and said, "But if the civilian girl doesn't obey the orders, those people will not let the civilian girl go. The civilian girl asks the empress for advice to give the civilian girl a way out."
"Dang!"
The cup fell on the table, and the soft sound made Qin Ruofang's heart lift.
"I deeply sympathize with you for your experience, but I am just a concubine in the harem. It concerns Master Zhongshu Ling, and I cannot be the master of it. But you are the sufferer, and if you want to redress your grievances, you have to go to the person above Pei Zhongshu. Man, Miss Qin, don’t take any more detours.”
Qin Ruofang took a breath of air-conditioning. She clearly didn't say a word about Pei Zhongshu, but the imperial concubine firmly said that the person behind the scenes was Zhongshu Ling.
She had seen through their tricks a long time ago!
While shocked, Qin Ruofang breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she chose to confess, otherwise she would have been tricked to death by the imperial concubine.
She suppressed her fear and kowtowed again: "Thank you for your guidance, the daughter of the people knows what to do."
Jiang Xinyue nodded: "Xiao Xiangzi, Pei Zhongshu should have finished talking to the emperor by now. You can take Miss Qin to rest first."
If she just took people down to rest, why would the empress need to mention the emperor and Pei Zhongshu?
It should be a reminder to him to attract Pei Zhongshu's attention and find out that he is the person who put scorpions into Pei Zhishuo's room last night, so he can rush out to cause trouble.
It was natural for Qin Ruofang to see the emperor, but they didn't do it deliberately.
"Miss Qin, please come with me."
Aunt Xiang was a little worried: "My wife, do you believe what she said? I see, this Miss Qin has quite a lot of ambition in her eyes."
