22Chapter 22 Farce
There is a problem with the maid nearby. This matter is much more serious than a concubine trying to fight for favor!
Jing Shao looked coldly at Mrs. Li who was kneeling on the ground. After the husband and wife passed by, the son of Mr. Concubine was the eldest son of the concubine. Although he could not inherit the title, he could inherit most of the family property. No wonder these concubines were anxious. However, they seem to have forgotten that this aphrodisiac is not only useful for the prince, but also for the princess who is a man... Thinking of this, there is some subtle joy in their hearts.
"Duofu, according to the rules of the palace, what should we do about this matter?" Mu Hanzhang sat down next to Jing Shao and thought to himself that the concubine of the palace is really brave. This kind of thing is not allowed in the Beiwei Hou Mansion. Common.
"Princess, if you secretly use aphrodisiacs in your concubine, I'll beat her to death with a stick." Duofu wrinkled his face and answered honestly. This rule was set by Mrs. Side and was originally sent to the nunnery.
"My lord, I am really not a slave! I have been with the prince for five years and I have never used such methods!" Mrs. Li screamed when she heard that she was beaten to death with sticks.
Regarding Li's constant crying, Jing Shao frowned helplessly and waved his hand: "Pull him out."
"Wait a minute." Mu Hanzhang stopped the guards from dragging him and walked slowly to Mrs. Li. He didn't even look at the woman kneeling on the ground. He just glanced at the servants coldly, "Aunt Li is following the prince." Having been around for many years, I must have a wide network of contacts in this mansion. As far as I know, this girl in Dongyuan alone has more than half of the good friends with Aunt Li. "The implication is that she is responsible for this matter anyway. It cannot be separated. This was the first time that Mu Hanzhang used the title "My Concubine". His gentle and sweet voice was filled with emotion and laziness after the incident, but it made people feel shuddering.
In order to investigate this matter, Duofu gathered the entire palace. Most of the maids from Dongyuan were present. After hearing the words, they knelt down and did not dare to say anything. They were secretly glad that they were not familiar with Aunt Li and had made friends with her. Those who are good will feel uneasy, while those who have received the benefits will be covered in cold sweat.
Mrs. Li did not expect that this matter would be so serious. However, the prince who had served him for many years did not miss his old friendship at all. He was frightened and kowtowed tremblingly: "I know you are wrong. I was blinded by lard, but you can't." This is all Mrs. Side's idea! Princess, please spare your life!" Mrs. Li realized at this moment that Mrs. Side was planning to kill two birds with one stone. If it works, everyone in the palace will know that the prince and his wife are involved. The princess has no marital affairs; if that doesn't work out, she can take the opportunity to get rid of this annoying concubine. Why did I get so excited that I listened to her advice?
"Bitch!" Jing Shao snorted coldly, slammed the cup in his hand, and threw it in front of Aunt Li, "Go and bring Song Lingxin here!"
Duofu hurriedly asked two maids to go to Xiyuan and called Mrs. Side who was still grounded.
"Even if it was Mrs. Side's idea, you are the only one who has the ability to administer the medicine." Mu Hanzhang continued his analysis with a cold face. This matter must not be revealed easily. There are serious problems in the entire palace. Today, I dare to If you give me the aphrodisiac, I should poison you tomorrow. Since Jing Shao asked him to take charge of the inner house, he had to give him a safe and worry-free home!
Li wanted to argue. She looked up and met Mu Hanzhang's eyes that seemed to see through everything. She opened her mouth but couldn't argue. She instinctively felt that not telling the truth now would only make things worse, but she felt that telling the truth now would be worse. Still a death.
"If Aunt Li can tell how the poison got into the prince's soup, I will spare your life." Mu Hanzhang turned around and sat back next to Jing Shao. Aunt Li looked up at the person sitting there with some uncertainty. The two people in the upper position, Mu Hanzhang, saw that she didn't believe her, so he turned to look at Jing Shao.
Jing Shao smiled back at him: "You have the final say in matters concerning the inner chamber."
After hearing these words, Aunt Li felt as if she had taken reassurance. She stretched out her hand tremblingly and pointed at one person in the crowd - Meng Xi.
"Your Majesty, it was not the slave who did this. I am unjust! The food is never in the hands of the slave!" Mengxi was already breaking out in a cold sweat listening to the conversation just now. Seeing that it was pointed out, she felt weak all over and crawled forward on her knees. A few steps.
Things in the Dongyuan house were divided up the day after Mu Hanzhang got married. Mengxi was responsible for serving tea and water, Miaoxi was responsible for making the candlelit bed, and Zhixi was responsible for the food. Lanting and Lanxuan were responsible for supervising. Sweep and wash. Mengxi said this to point out that it was Zhixi who did it.
Zhixi has been silent, thinking about her sisters who are in the same room. She can't help and doesn't want to add insult to injury. Now this person has no regard for her feelings, so she doesn't need to pity her. She takes a few steps forward and kneels towards Mu Hanzhang. He kowtowed and said, "It was my fault that I was negligent today. Miaoxi was not feeling well today. After I had prepared the meal, the princess was still in the small study. I asked Mengxi to invite her, but she said that the princess was not happy with her. I asked Mengxi without thinking too much." Xi stayed to take care of the food. This happened because of the slave's negligence. Please punish me."
When Mengxi heard this, she couldn't help but screamed and cursed Zhixi, but Zhixi just didn't respond.
Mengxi was speechless. She was the one who usually delivered news to Xiyuan. Since it was nothing serious, she never paid attention to it. Mu Hanzhang lowered his eyes. The matter was already very clear. As for where the medicine came from, he would not be able to find out later. Late. He picked up the cup on the table, took a slow sip, and said slowly: "Drag Mengxi out and kill him with a stick!"
"No! Princess, please spare your life! Princess! Your Majesty! This slave has served your Majesty for many years! Your Majesty!" Mengxi struggled and was dragged out. After a while, screams were heard from the courtyard. Song Lingxin rushed to Dongyuan. Seeing this scene, I couldn't help but blush.
Ignoring the cries in the courtyard, Mu Hanzhang just drank tea slowly. Looking at Jun Qing like this, Jing Shao felt that his killing and decisive momentum was so beautiful! Mu Hanzhang felt a little uneasy when he felt the man's gaze. Would he think he was cruel and cold-blooded? She quietly clenched her sleeves, slowly turned her head, and met a pair of beautiful eyes full of tenderness and admiration, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. How could I forget that this man killed countless people on the battlefield, so how could I not understand what he did?
Seeing the Song family coming, Mu Hanzhang put down his cup, slowly glanced around the crowd, and stood up: "Since you have entered the palace as a slave, you must abide by your duty. The prince is kind and never treats his servants harshly, so you think you can." Do whatever you want?"
"I don't dare!" Everyone knelt down and put their foreheads to the ground to show their fear.
"Tonight everyone should stand in the courtyard for an hour and take a good look. From now on, if anyone dares to do something wrong, that will be your fate!" After Mu Hanzhang finished speaking, he didn't let everyone get up, and moved his eyes to the already limp body. He said to Aunt Li on the ground, "Thank you, go and make arrangements, and send Aunt Li to the nunnery tomorrow to lead her to practice."
"Yes!" Duofu, as the only person standing, hurriedly bowed in response.
When Song Lingxin heard this, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She thought that her provocation against Li was just a word that no one could prove. Looking at the situation, calling her here was probably just a slap in the face.
This was indeed the case. Mu Hanzhang really had no evidence, so he turned his attention to Jing Shao and asked what he meant.
Jing Shao frowned, looking at this concubine now with every possible displeasure. The reason why the court has been so passive these days is all because of this talkative concubine and her father who makes his own decisions! I couldn't help but snorted coldly: "The Song family stirred up trouble and sent news to the palace without authorization. I will go to ask for a decree tomorrow and be demoted to my concubine!"
Ignoring Song Lingxin's cries and screams, Jing Shao stood up with a headache. None of the women in the inner house were worried. If he wanted to live a few more years in this life, he had to stay away from these disasters. He raised his eyes to look at his own princess, who was dressed in white. Her handsome face was gentle and peaceful, and suddenly she had the illusion that the whole world was turbid and only this one clear drink was available. I couldn't help but stretched out my hand to hug him over. He waved his hand and asked Duofu to take everyone to the yard to watch Mengxi reflect, while he took his princess back to the room.
From this day on, Mu Hanzhang's unshakable status as the head wife in Prince Cheng's palace was established. The originally chaotic inner house was gradually managed by Mu Hanzhang in an orderly manner over the next few months. The palace, which was like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den to Jing Shao in his previous life, finally became a home where he could sleep peacefully.
In the court, there had been arguments for several days about who should be sent to conquer the Southern Barbarians, and Emperor Hongzheng had not expressed his opinion.
When Jing Shao was at the Ministry of War, he quietly revealed that this was a good opportunity to make contributions and that he wanted to fight for it.
Jingchen sent people to spread the news that both the eldest prince and the third prince wanted to lead the army to the fourth prince who was still grounded.
People on all sides were arguing, but the three princes who were still in power remained silent.
"The prince's expedition is indeed useful to appease the people and educate the barbarians." Emperor Hongzheng glanced at the three sons below. The eldest prince lowered his head and showed no emotion. The second prince's eyes were calm and magnanimous. King Cheng's frown showed some impatience. , "Which one of you three wants to go?"
Emperor Hongzheng felt a little bored when he thought of the Queen's words last night, saying, "The third prince is unruly and rebellious because of his high achievements. The eldest prince is from a humble background, the second prince is a scholar, and the fourth prince, as the legitimate son, has no military merit." "There is no parent in the world who thinks his son is not good. As an emperor, Emperor Hongzheng can teach his son whatever he wants, but he cannot tolerate others saying anything wrong.
"My son is willing to go!" Upon hearing this, the eldest prince immediately came out.
Everyone immediately focused their attention, Jing Chen's face was expressionless, and Jing Shao remained motionless.
"Jing Shao, why don't you want to go?" Emperor Hongzheng frowned. Didn't this man say the day before yesterday that this was a good opportunity to make meritorious deeds?
"To inform my father, I met a charlatan sorcerer the day before yesterday. He gave me a prediction, saying that it is not appropriate for me to lead troops in the past three months. If I go on an expedition, I will be defeated." Jing Shao said with a serious face, " I cannot tarnish the majesty of Dachen just for the sake of temporary success!"
"That's nonsense!" Emperor Hongzheng suddenly slapped the armrest of the dragon chair.
Jing Shao hurriedly knelt down and said, "My son and I are foolish. Father, please calm down."
Emperor Hongzheng was so angry that he blew his beard: "Since you know that you are stupid, you went back and copied the "Art of War" ten times. If you don't finish the copy, you will not be allowed to go to court!"
"Yes." Jing Shao kowtowed to accept the punishment, and all the ministers looked sideways. This King Cheng was really broken.
"According to my decree, the eldest prince Jing Rong will lead the troops to exterminate the southern barbarian rebels. We will set off in three days!" Emperor Hongzheng issued the decree, glared at Jing Shao who was still kneeling, and left with a roll of his sleeves.
Ignoring the ministers who were whispering behind him, Jing Shao walked out of the palace dejectedly, returned to the palace, and threw his head and head into the arms of his princess.
"What's going on?" Mu Hanzhang put down the account book in his hand and patted the guy who was rubbing against him.
"Jun Qing, I was punished by my father and I will not be able to go to court for a while." Jing Shao buried his face in his chest, "Let's go to another courtyard to live for a while. There is a hot spring in the other courtyard, so we don't have to sit in the bathtub every day. Take a shower."
"..." Mu Hanzhang looked helplessly at the guy in his arms who secretly tugged on his clothes. The other courtyard and hot springs were what he really wanted to say, right?