A corner of the sachet leaked out, revealing a lilac-colored scented handkerchief.
Cheng Ning raised his hand to pick it up, but Wei Yanzhou stepped on it before he could touch it.
He leaned over to pick it up first, and opened the satin handkerchief eagerly. Cheng Ning's favorite purple kite was embroidered on it, and there was a clear word 'Ning' at the bottom.
It is a personal fragrant handkerchief for girls. Even though Cheng Ning was a female general, she still had a boudoir to enjoy herself before joining the army.
Wei Yanzhou saw her taking him.
But now this veil is in Wei Yanshu Palace.
The folk customs in Jinyang are so uncivilized that a woman's personal belongings are freely given to others. If the two are not in love, how can she have her fragrant handkerchief.
Wei Yanzhou's expression instantly became terrifying.
In fact, Cheng Ning's memory of this handkerchief was blurry. It seemed that her mother had embroidered it for her. She didn't like to wear it because it was too troublesome, so she lost it over and over again.
But why is it at Wei Yanshu's place?
There is no such thing as a gift. Even if she gave it away, she would never give it to her daughter.
"Concubine Xi's face has turned pale," Xie Nianyao laughed: "Is it too unexpected? Or are you still thinking about how to lie to deceive His Majesty?"
"No, this veil was not given to and received from His Highness Prince Yong in private between me and him."
She drank and her voice became hoarse.
Xie Nianyao seemed to have known that she would deny it: "Do you still want to deny that this veil is not yours? Who in Yanjing doesn't know that Concubine Xi's maiden name is 'Ning', and she loves Ziyuan. Outside the courtyard of your Cheng Mansion boudoir , isn’t there a garden full of purple kites planted?”
"The veil is mine," Cheng Ning raised his eyes to look at her, with no trace of guilt in his eyes: "But as I said, His Highness and I did not give each other any personal belongings."
The look in her eyes would make enemies fearful on the battlefield, let alone Xie Nianyao.
Xie Nianyao's nails dug into her flesh, and she wanted to pounce on Cheng Ning and tear Cheng Ning's mouth apart.
But Wei Yanzhou was here, and she had to behave like a queen so that he would know that she was not the wrong one.
"I didn't give it as a personal gift, so what is this handkerchief? Could it be that I have your fragrant handkerchief and collected it to deliberately frame you?!"
Xie Nianyao deliberately made things difficult for her, and there was no need to hesitate if she wanted to incriminate him.
Cheng Ning turned to Wei Yanzhou: "I didn't give it away, and His Highness wouldn't deliberately collect my fragrant handkerchief. Otherwise, why would it be left in the East Palace for others to talk about?"
Why did Wei Yanshu bother himself with such trouble.
Wei Yanzhou, who was watching with cold eyes, suddenly sneered: "Are you defending him? You can't even protect yourself. It's really hard for you to plan for him like this."
Although he was smiling, the anger in his eyes was stronger than before.
Cheng Ning sighed slightly, closed his lips and said no more.
"Why don't you say anything?" Xie Nianyao said reluctantly, "His Majesty has touched your sore spot? And the hairpin on your head, could it be that it was not given by King Yong during your private meeting in the afternoon?"
No matter how much she explained, Xie Nianyao would not let her go easily today.
Cheng Ning knew it, so he simply kept silent.
"When I was still young, I met King Yong, who was still the crown prince, and Concubine Xi, who was still the general, many times in the palace. They held candlelight and talked at night. I was envious of that."
Word by word, she just deliberately told the palace officials in Linhua Palace about Cheng Ning's past.
Listen to how shameless their concubine Xi is.
Seeing Cheng Ning's face turn white inch by inch, she felt so happy in her heart.
"My Majesty also knows that at that time, he was the prince and I was the general. The monarch and his ministers discussed government affairs. In the eyes of my daughter's family, it was just love talk. Is this how my Majesty is in charge of the Sixth Palace?"
Xie Nianyao didn't expect that she would retaliate, and he opened his mouth to touch her face, and immediately became furious: "What did you say?!"
Cheng Ning's voice was very soft: "Did I say something wrong? Just based on a veil, what crime will the empress be charged with? Fornication?"
In the palace, adultery is a serious crime, and if it is more serious, Bai Ling will be given poisonous wine.
She knew Xie Nianyao's thoughts. The Xie family had always been in opposition to the Cheng family and wished that the Cheng family would be destroyed.
She put so much effort into it, of course, because she wanted to put the bigger crime on Cheng Ning's head, the better.
But Cheng Ning would not admit guilt even if it was against the facts.
She admitted it, and there were countless side branches involved.
I used to be tired of the harem and found it boring to have a bunch of women fighting around, so I would stay away from Cheng Ning when I saw her.
Now that I am deep inside, I feel even more disgusted.
But I also discovered that women are an indispensable part of the political situation. They can still influence the direction of the previous dynasty in the harem.
It just depends on what the emperor thinks.
Cheng Ning looked at Wei Yanzhou: "I have been away from the capital for two years. Your Majesty knows it very well, and your Majesty also knows it very well. I met with King Yong today with your Majesty's permission. May I ask, your Majesty, are you going to punish me and my concubine now?" ?"
"Your Majesty! Concubine Xi is so sharp-tongued!" Xie Nianyao rushed over and hugged Wei Yanzhou's arm, making a cry: "I'm just here to ask, but she actually thinks that I'm here to stir up trouble!"
Whether to stir up trouble or not, the three of them had a contest in their minds.
Cheng Ning looked at Wei Yanzhou, waiting for his verdict.
In fact, it was not Xie Nianyao who came to investigate, but him.
Such a banquet was arranged, and she was asked to laugh, drink, talk about Wei Yanshu, and be angry.
Wei Yanzhou wanted them all, whether it was this fragrant handkerchief or this golden hairpin, they were whatever he wanted to convict.
Wei Yanzhou lowered his eyes and looked at Cheng Ning's stern face.
I only felt weak once, and now I'm like this again, with a twist in my bones.
Will you not compromise when you meet Wei Yanshu?
good very good.
Wei Yanzhou knelt down, took off the hairpin, and let Cheng Ning's hair spread down, covering half of her face.
Cheng Ning was Sa when he was a general.
When Cheng Ning became Concubine Xi, she had a broken beauty.
His fingertips stroked his temples, especially lovingly.
Seeing that Xie Nianyao was even more jealous, she wished she could tear Cheng Ning apart right now, tear her into pieces, and throw her into a mass grave to feed the dogs!
But then, Wei Yanzhou called out: "Sister-in-law, then you can go kneel in Yong'an Palace all night and meditate on your past, okay?"
Sister-in-law!
These two words not only made Xie Nianyao, but also all the palace people present change their expressions.
Without thinking much, they all fell to their knees one by one.
It was so quiet in the hall that you could hear the sound of snowflakes falling to the ground outside.
Cheng Ning closed her eyes, the humiliation was like Ling Chi's knife, scraping away her flesh and blood.
"Wang Xi, go with Concubine Xi and copy the scriptures ten times. I'll do it for...the late emperor."
Wang Xi almost crawled to Cheng Ning's side, and beads of sweat broke out on his forehead: "Mother, mother, let's go."
Cheng Ning stood up and followed Wang Xi out without even looking at Wei Yanzhou. Not even Chunhua dared to follow.
Linhua Palace was full of palace maids, all of whom stared at the 捍毹 below with concern.
Your Majesty's words "sister-in-law" not only scolded Concubine Xi, but also himself.
How could Xie Nianyao not know? She only realized it at this time. She was holding on to Cheng Ning and Wei Yanshu, so what did she think of Wei Yanzhou?
If Cheng Ning and Wei Yanshu really had an affair, wouldn't His Majesty...
Thinking of this, she trembled slightly, pinched her flesh, and burst into tears from the pain, and immediately begged pitifully: "Your Majesty, I was wrong."
"Wrong? Isn't the queen very considerate? She is anxious to punish Concubine Xi for me."
"I was just in a hurry and lost my judgment! I definitely didn't mean to say that Your Majesty is, is..."
Wei Yanzhou glanced at the main hall and sneered: "What am I?"
"Your Majesty, forgive me!" Xie Nianyao knocked her head down quickly, her whole body trembling: "Your Majesty, please punish me!"