Zhen Huan and colleagues Mi Wan Ling Xin

Do you think you have done something to offend your sister, but my sister doesn't think so. "

Cao Jieyu couldn't speak for a moment, she just pulled her sleeves and wept endlessly.

The queen said: "Cao Jieyu, what are you doing, the matter has not been found out yet, what is the dignity of crying like this."

Concubine Hua said: "I think it's not that I didn't check it out, but it couldn't be clearer. I'm afraid the queen is deliberately protecting Zhen Ronghua by saying this?"

The Empress was not angry when Concubine Hua spoke so rudely, she just said slowly: "Concubine Hua, is this the etiquette that should be followed when speaking to the palace? Or is it just that the concubine has no eyes for the palace?"

Concubine Hua's complexion was not good, and she said stubbornly: "I didn't mean to offend, but I just feel sorry for the sufferings of the emperor and feel sorry for Cao Jieyu." Then she said to Xuanling: "I also ask the emperor to make the decision."

Xuan Ling said: "Even if you care about Emperor Ji Wenyi, you need to respect the queen, after all, she is the master of the harem." After finishing speaking, she looked at Zhen Huan: "Just say what you want."

Zhen Huan knelt down slowly, only looked up at him, and said calmly: "I didn't do such a thing, nor would I do such a thing."

"Then, did you go out to Yanyu Zhai alone that night?"

"The concubine did pass by Yanyu Zhai, but did not enter."

Concubine Hua said indifferently: "That day at the night banquet in the palace, most of the maids and eunuchs in Yanyuzhai were accompanying outside the Fuli Hall, and the rest of the servants were also taking a nap at gatherings, presumably no one would pay attention to whether you entered the kitchen of Yanyuzhai. But in the palace, except for the imperial dining room, you are the only one who has cassava flour in the Yifu Pavilion, and a palace maid witnessed you going to the direction of Yanyuzhai. After you went, Diji started to have a fit. I'm afraid it can't be explained away by the word "coincidence" Yes."

Zhen Huan ignored her, only stared at Xuan Ling's expression, and said, "Although everything is directed at my concubine, I really haven't done anything."

Concubine Hua said coldly: "It's useless to make excuses now."

Zhen Huan said: "Concubine Hua insists on accusing my concubine, but I have nothing to say, I just ask the emperor and queen to learn from me. I am definitely not such a snake-hearted person." After speaking, she bowed her head and touched the smooth and hard ground with her forehead.

Seeing Zhen Huan's actions, Xuan Ling was about to say something, but was interrupted by Gu Mi.

"Oh! I didn't expect that I would not come out for a walk on a good day, and I would encounter trouble as soon as I came out. I don't know whether it is luck or misfortune." "The emperor can let the concubine say a few words?"

Xuan Ling said, "It's okay for you to say it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. First, Zhen Ronghua didn't ask the maidservant to get the tapioca flour, but the maidservant made her own decision; secondly, if Zhen Ronghua went to Yanyuzhai to serve the cassava flour, it's fine if no one noticed. ;The third thing~"

After finishing speaking, he got up and went to the two maids who had just stepped forward and asked sharply: "I have to ask you two, did you both see Zhen Ronghua enter Yanyu Zhai with your own eyes? Tell me clearly. The emperor and queen are sitting here!"

A court lady replied: "The maidservant saw that Rong Hua was going towards Yanyuzhai, as for whether he went in...it seemed...it seemed?"

"What do you mean by seeming? It's simply 'unnecessary'." Looking at another court lady, "What about you?"

She kowtowed her head even lower and said in a panic, "I just saw Rong Hua alone."

Upon hearing the answer she wanted, Gu Mi turned around and said, "The emperor's concubine has finished."

"You speak very well." Xuan Ling took a deep look at Gu Mi and said, thinking that it was only today that he knew that Gu Mi had such eloquence. "Drag these two sluts down!"

At this point in the matter, Concubine Hua was still not reconciled: "Although this is the case, Zhen Ronghua has not completely cleared up the suspicion! Ronghua doesn't seem to have anyone to prove that you didn't go in! The young master will also be willing to make such a dirty trick What a mess!"

Zhen Huan suddenly became angry, and she couldn't tell that it was Xuan Qing who was with her that day, for fear of arousing Xuan Ling's suspicion and losing Xuan Ling's trust, Nuo Nuo was speechless for a while.Just when he was helpless, he saw An Lingrong running out of the crowd, knelt down beside her, and said to Xuan Ling, "I would like to guarantee my life for Zhen Ronghua, Ronghua will never do such an outrageous thing." .” After saying that, he kowtowed endlessly.

The elegant person beside him showed a look of disgust, and muttered softly, "Rawcups of the same feather."

The queen said softly: "Anmei, you should get up first, the palace and the emperor will deal with this matter fairly. I also believe that Zhen Ronghua is the number one knowledgeable person around the emperor, so it's not like this."

Concubine Hua said: "Knowing people, knowing the face but not knowing the heart, the empress should not be deceived by others. Besides, when will it be her turn to be the No. 1 knowledgeable man beside the emperor! Your concubine Ming is still standing here! Empress, please don't open your eyes." You're talking nonsense! She deserves it?" Although she disliked both of them, Zhen Huan was the one she hated the most.

"Your Majesty's reputation is too high." Gu Mi chuckled inwardly.

Everyone covered their mouths and laughed, Zhen Huan was extremely embarrassed.

At this moment, a weak woman's voice suddenly came from outside the hall: "Zhen Ronghua was with me that night."

Everyone was shocked when they heard the words, and instinctively turned their heads to look.It was Concubine Duan standing outside Shende Hall supported by maids on the left and right.

Concubine Duan came in slowly and tremblingly wanted to salute, Xuanling said: "Didn't I tell you to excuse me earlier?" Fu wondered again: "Why did you come out? Didn't the imperial doctor tell you not to go out due to the heat?" In the room, a court lady moved a big rosewood chair to ask her to sit down.

Concubine Duan said: "I just came here not long ago, I saw that there seemed to be a big event in the hall, so I stopped for a while and didn't dare to come in."

The queen sighed: "Concubine Duan, is it better not seeing you for a while?"

Concubine Duan sat on the empress's hands, bowed her body and said submissively: "I should have come to pay respects to the emperor and empress every day, but I am ashamed that I am in poor health. I heard that Empress Wenyi was unwell early this morning, so I was worried, so I rushed to take a look." He smiled at Xuan Ling again: "Fortunately, my concubine is here, otherwise I'm afraid that Shen De Tang will sing "The Injustice of Dou E"."

Xuan Ling said: "Concubine Duan just said that she was with Zhen Ronghua that night, is it true?"

Concubine Duan smiled faintly, and said eloquently: "It was the night concubine who seemed drunk when she saw Rong Hua coming out of the Fuli Palace alone. She was worried for a while and went to take care of her with her maid. She met Jieyu at the Yudai Bridge by the Moon Lake and walked together. My concubine's Yuhua Pavilion, we had a very happy conversation, and we chatted for a long time." Her smile was like a pale cloud, and she turned to the maid beside her and said, "Ruyi."

The maid named "Ruyi" knelt down and said: "Yes. That night, the empress and the young master talked about Buddhist scriptures in the Yuhua Pavilion, and it was very congenial. Later, the young master said that it was late and hurried back to Fuli hall."

The queen said with a smile: "In this case, the matter of Emperor Ji Wenyi has nothing to do with Zhen Ronghua."

Concubine Hua turned her eyes sweetly, looked at Concubine Duan and said: "Sister Concubine Duan came by such a coincidence, it's like timely rain." She said with a half-smile, her eyebrows raised slightly, "I heard that my sister has been ill so she is recuperating in the palace, why is that so?" Wan Wan is in such a good mood that he disregards the doctor's orders and walks out at night?"

Concubine Duan showed a slight blushing, and said in a calm manner: "It is true that people who have been ill for a long time are not suitable to go out. But after being in the palace for a long time, he was also very bored. He heard that there was a banquet in the palace that night, and he thought it would not disturb others, so he brought the maid Come out to relax." After speaking, she looked at Zhen Huan with a gentle smile, "I don't think Ben Gong and Zhen Ronghua are so predestined."

Zhen Huan also smiled and said, "Yes. The concubine feels the same way."

"Oh?" Concubine Hua's eyes narrowed slightly, her long eyelashes cast a pair of crow-green arcs on the snow-white powder surface, the golden beads on the eyelashes seemed to be overwhelmed, and they shone so densely that they seemed dazzling , Extraordinary luxury.She said: "I do have a question, why didn't Shicai Ronghua tell the story of his encounter with Concubine Duan? There is no need to suffer so much for nothing."

Concubine Duan was about to speak, when she suddenly coughed and gasped for breath, she only blushed and pointed at Zhen Huan.

Zhen Huan immediately understood, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "The concubine shouldn't hide the emperor and the queen, but the concubine Duan didn't want people to know when she went out that day, so as not to spread it to the emperor's and queen's ears, which would make the emperor and queen worry, and instead miss the empress's heart. So that day The empress and concubine made an appointment to keep others from knowing about it. Who would have expected that the matter of the emperor would be involved? I thought that the emperor's sageness and empress Duanhui would surely make the truth clear, and I would be innocent. Besides, I don't want to break my trust with concubine Duan, yes And keep silent."

Concubine Hua wanted to say something more, but Concubine Duan had recovered and said slowly, "Why doesn't Concubine Hua believe it?"

Concubine Hua said: "It's not that my sister is suspicious, it's just that my sister seems to know Zhen Ronghua very well."

Concubine Duan smiled faintly, "Ben Gong and Rong Hua had only two sides before, and the first time we met was at Wen Yi's first birthday ceremony. Does Concubine Hua mean that I intend to protect it?" She said sadly and shook her head, "Ben Gong A sick body should not be troublesome, so why lie to protect a newly promoted Rong Hua."

"Okay! Now that the truth has come to light, I will return to Shuilv Nanxun Palace to deal with political affairs. The imperial doctor will treat Wen Yi, and Ming Guifei will go back with me."

"Congratulations to the emperor."

The two passed her kneeling on the marble one after another, but neither of them paid her any attention.Zhen Huan looked at the back of the two leaving, feeling very sad, why didn't her Shiro stay to comfort her, but took another woman and walked away, ignoring her kneeling on the ground?

The marble floor was extremely hard, and her legs lost consciousness after kneeling for a long time, but this was not as good as the dense pain in her heart!

049. win over

Xuan Ling wanted to take Gu Mi with her on the imperial ride, but Gu Mi didn't refuse with Ban Ji's virtue like ordinary concubines, but took Xuan Ling's hand extended towards her to use her strength to go up.

"Why didn't you refuse?"

"Why do you refuse? You are the father and emperor of the child in my womb, and it is right not to let me, the mother and concubine, suffer."

"Hehe, I didn't expect Houhou to have such a clever eloquence. I was really pleasantly surprised."

"Surprise is to discover slowly by yourself. After Ling, there will be endless surprises."

"How do you feel about today's events?"

"No particular opinion, just feel