The Favoured Medical Princess: 754 Spring Heart

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Did something happen that he didn't know about?

Xiao Yi raised his eyebrows, naturally feeling that the atmosphere was a little strange, and looked at Nangong Yue in confusion.

Xiao Yi was too busy these days, either in the military camp or in Qingyunwu every day, so Nangong Yue didn't bother him with these trivial matters.

Since Xiao Yi met today, Nangong Yue briefly explained the matter of Xiao Fei losing the jade pendant at the Great Buddha Temple, and then asked Baihui: "What did Zhu Xing say?"

Bai Hui reported in an orderly manner: "Your Majesty, Concubine Zhu said that the Madam of Hongxiao House only knew that the young master named Lu Jiu came here from the south of the Yangtze River and knew nothing else, so Butler Zhu didn't know anything else. We can find Mr. Lu."

After a pause, she continued: "However, Butler Zhu found a shop that engraves jade pendants. It is Hui Yutang, a shop in the west of the city that specializes in selling jade ornaments. The clerk there said that the engraver was a young girl. Zhu The housekeeper asked a painter to draw a portrait according to the boy's dictation. It looks like the second girl's maid Ruixiang... He has asked the boy to come to the palace quietly to identify her, and it is indeed Ruixiang."

As he spoke, the master and servants had already entered the house, and the house was quiet.

Nangong Yue’s eyes flashed, but before she could speak, Xiao Yi said calmly: “A’yue, don’t worry about these little things.”

Xiao Yi had a look of impatience on his face. These concubines of his father were really troublesome. They were all restless and would cause trouble to A Yue! And Xiao Fei, she is such an adult, she dropped the jade pendant and gave others an opportunity, so she should solve it by herself!

Thinking about it, Xiao Yi waved his hand to Baihui impatiently, signaling her to step back.

Baihui carefully looked at Nangong Yue's eyes and then retreated obediently.

After the family of three entered the inner room, Xiao Yi pulled Nangong Yue to sit on the beauty's couch, let his son sit on his lap, and held Nangong Yue with his left arm.

"Ayue..."

But just before he put his hand on Nangong Yue's shoulder, Xiao Yu, who was sitting on his lap, could not wait to change his position, shouting "ah ah" while crawling towards his mother...

This brat! Xiao Yi's face turned half dark, and he quickly picked up his son and hugged him sideways, intending to put this annoying little guy to sleep early to prevent him from always robbing his wife.

But Xiao Yu was in high spirits and refused to cooperate at all. He struggled hard in his father's arms and screamed non-stop.

Seeing Xiaobai Tuanzi’s little face turn red, the mother-in-law felt very distressed and quickly took over the little guy.

"Giggle..." The little guy turned his face like a book and burst into laughter.

The corner of Xiao Yi's mouth twitched, and he glared fiercely at the little meat ball that buried his face in Nangong Yue's chest and rubbed it contentedly.

This brat was pretending to cry just now!

He must be pretending to cry!

You can be jealous at a young age, but you will get even more so when you are older!

Xiao Yi said unwillingly: "Ah Yue, it's getting late, so it's time for the brat to go to bed. I've asked An Niang, this little baby can't be spoiled, and it's time to go to bed when the time comes..."

A window in the inner room was open, and the chattering voice of Prince Xiao could be heard constantly coming from the house, mixed with the sound of insects at night. The night was getting darker...

The lights in the Royal Palace and Bixiao Hall were extinguished little by little until everything was silent...

The moon disappeared and the sun appeared, and the night passed in the blink of an eye. Early the next morning, after Xiao Yi had breakfast with Nangong Yue, he went out to the Luo Yuecheng camp.

As soon as he left, Nangong Yue asked Baihui to ask some questions, and then Xiao Fei, Xiao Rongxuan, Xiao Rongying and Xiao Rongyu came to pay their respects.

After Nangong Yue exchanged greetings with the four girls respectively, she said with a smile: "Sister Fei, fourth sister, fifth sister, you go to the boudoir first." After saying that, she looked at Xiao Rongxuan, "Second sister , I have something to tell you."

Xiao Fei took Xiao Rongyu away without asking any questions. Seeing this, Xiao Rongying had no choice but to get up and follow them. When she walked to the door, Xiao Rongying couldn't help but look back at Xiao Ronxuan. There was a bit of jealousy and entanglement in her eyes, as if she couldn't figure out what her second sister Xiao Rongxuan had done to please her sister-in-law.

Xiao Ronxuan didn't miss Xiao Rongying's look, her heart jumped for joy, and the corners of her mouth could not help but curl up.

"Sister-in-law," Xiao Rongxuan said diligently, "Brother Yu is still asleep? I am making clothes for Brother Yu these days. They are almost ready. I will give them to Brother Yu to try tomorrow. ? If anything is inappropriate, I can quickly change it..."

Xiao Rongxuan kept talking, but Nangong Yue did not answer. Gradually, Xiao Rongxuan also vaguely felt that something was not right. Her voice became softer and softer, and finally she fell silent... Her pretty face was revealed Feeling a little uneasy, he glanced at Nangong Yue timidly.

The room fell silent, Nangong Yue still smiled lightly and made a gesture to Baihui. Baihui immediately took out a white jade ring with a wishful knot from her sleeve. The ring hung down in the air and swayed slightly...

Xiao Rongxuan’s pupils shrank, this is...

Nangong Yue looked at Xiao Rongxuan without blinking and asked slowly: "Second sister, do you recognize this ring?"

Xiao Rongxuan's heart skipped a beat and she denied it intuitively: "I don't know you!" After a pause, she probably felt that her tone was unnatural, so she tried to hide it and said, "This Huanpei looks strange to me. I don't know what my sister-in-law is saying." Why do you ask?"

The corners of Nangong Yue's mouth raised higher, but the smile did not reach her eyes, and she said: "Second sister, since I will come to you, I have already found out clearly. You should think carefully about whether you recognize it or not. Do you recognize this ring?"

Nangong Yue's eyes seemed gentle as usual at first glance, but they made Xiao Rongxuan sit on pins and needles, feeling like her eyes were piercing her like sharp arrows.

Xiao Rongxuan's lips moved but she made no sound.

She tried to calm down, but her heart was in ups and downs, and her fists were clenched tightly in her sleeves.

Just for a moment, her mind was already changing. She said to herself, it’s impossible, her sister-in-law must be deceiving her! She can't mess with herself...

At this time, Que'er walked into the room and reported: "Prince, Grandma Luo and several stewards are here and are waiting outside."

Nangong Yue stopped looking at Xiao Rongxuan and directly asked Que'er to bring the person in.

The stewardesses did not expect that the second girl was also here with the Crown Princess. They were surprised and confused, and quickly exchanged glances.

They stepped forward as if nothing had happened and first saluted Nangong Yue and Xiao Rongxuan.

Seeing that Nangong Yue had no intention of letting Xiao Rongxuan back down, Aunt Luo started to report the matter directly: "Prince Concubine, a few servants went to open the warehouse today. I wanted to take inventory of the items for the eldest girl's wedding ceremony, but I found that There is something wrong with the rattan seats..."

September 15th is Xiao Fei’s hair-raising ceremony, and all preparations are being carried out in an orderly manner. The palace had just held the haircut ceremony for the Crown Princess the year before last, so the ladies in charge were basically aware of it, and the agenda followed the Crown Princess's old routine, but with a few twists. Unexpectedly, something went wrong just as they started preparing. .

Nanny Ma, who was in charge of the warehouse, was already sweating profusely and explained stiffly: "Your Majesty, the tiles on the roof of the west warehouse are broken. Although it hasn't rained these days, the sun is strong and the warehouse The rattan mat inside was burned by the sun..."

Mama Ma sighed in her heart: This rattan mat is not afraid of moisture, mildew, or insects, but it is afraid of the sun. The eldest girl’s hairpin ceremony follows ancient rituals. By then, the entire hall will be covered with rattan mats, even if it is broken. For one of the rattan mats, the entire area had to be replaced to prevent color differences between the rattan mats.

Obvious things come and go, all because Mrs. Xu, who is guarding the west warehouse, is not careful!

Mama Ma really resented Mrs. Xu.

Immediately afterwards, Aunt You, who was standing to the right of Aunt Luo and was in charge of purchasing, said: "Prince Princess, we can't buy so many snow rattan mats in Luoyue City at the moment. Do you think we should change to a different kind of rattan mats?" ?"

The so-called snow rattan mat is woven from a kind of snow rattan that grows on the snowy plateau. It is light, delicate, strong, cool but not cold, and is very rare.

Nangong Yue asked directly: "Where can I buy snow rattan mats?" Since they can't be bought in Luoyue City, they can be bought elsewhere.

Of course, Aunt You wanted to save trouble, but since the Crown Princess asked, she did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly replied: "Back to the Crown Princess, Boss Xi from Xiji in the city said that he has to send someone to pick up the goods on the snowy plateau. , this round trip is estimated to take about twenty days, so time is a little tight."

Today is already August 28th, time is really tight.

Nangong Yue pondered for a moment and said to Baihui: "Let Butler Zhu send someone to personally go to the snowy plateau..."

The implication is that it must be a snow rattan seat!

Everyone in the room was talking back and forth, as if they had forgotten that Xiao Rongxuan was still here.

Xiao Rongxuan half-closed her eyes and sat quietly aside. Naturally, she listened to all these words. Her nails dug deeply into her tender palms, feeling unwilling to do so: It was just for Xiao Fei's hair-raising ceremony. The sister-in-law has to put so much effort into it. They both have the surname Xiao. Is there such a big difference between the concubine and the concubine? ! ...Sister-in-law, did she say these words to herself on purpose?

Xiao Rongxuan bit her lower lip, her thoughts gradually drifting away, and the sounds around her seemed to come from far away...

"Second sister..."

Suddenly, Nangong Yue's gentle voice came from the side, making Xiao Rongxuan suddenly come back to her senses.

Xiao Rongxuan shook her head and woke up. Only then did she realize that she and Nangong Yue were the only ones left in the Dongci room at some point, and all the housekeepers had withdrawn at some point.

Nangong Yue stroked her sleeves and said calmly: "Second sister, let me ask you again, have you thought clearly? Do you recognize this ring?"

Xiao Rongxuan's pretty face turned slightly pale. She suddenly stood up, then knelt down on the cold bluestone floor with a plop. She gritted her teeth and said: "Sister-in-law, I really don't know anything! I don't know, sister-in-law." Why do you come to me like this to accuse me?"

As she spoke, a layer of mist appeared in her black eyes, with crystal water shining in her eyes. She looked pitiful.

Nangong Yue's expression turned cold instantly, and even her tone became sharper: "Second sisters, we are from the same roots, why are you so hasty in fighting each other? I have already given you a chance!"

Xiao Rongxuan's body trembled violently, but she still said nothing.

Nangong Yue didn't want to talk to her any more and made a gesture to Baihui.

Baihui took the white jade ring and took a step closer to Xiao Rongxuan, and then stated: "On June 20th, the young novice from the Great Buddha Temple came to Luoyue City to return the eldest girl's ring. It happened to be at Li Ji Dim Sum When I was asking for directions near the shop, I met Ruixiang who was buying snacks for you, the second girl..."

As Baihui spoke, she glanced at the little maid in green who also knelt down with Xiao Rongxuan. She was so frightened that Ruixiang's body was like sieve chaff and her head lowered even lower.

Baihui continued: "Ruixiang went to talk to the young novice monk at that time. Only then did he know that the monks of the Great Buddha Temple had picked up the ring that the elder girl had dropped in the temple. The host specifically ordered the young novice monk to send the ring to the palace. . Ruixiang said that she was a servant of the palace, and brought the little novice to the palace with "good intentions". When the little novice saw that she was a servant of the palace, he gave her the ring with confidence, so the eldest girl's ring arrived. Second girl, it’s in your hands.” After saying that, Baihui’s eyes moved to Xiao Rongxuan again.

After a pause, Baihui continued calmly: "On the seventh day of July, Ruixiang went to Huiyutang in the west of the city to find someone to carve two words on this ring... Ruixiang, the guy from Huiyutang still remembers You, a regular customer of Li Ji’s Dim Sum Shop, also remember that on June 20, a young novice monk came to ask for directions..." If ordinary people asked for directions, no one would remember it at all, but a seven or eight-year-old novice monk Naturally, it will leave a deep impression on many people.

Nangong Yue put down the teacup in her hand, and this time, her voice almost dripped with ice as she said word by word:

"Second sister, do you want me to find someone to confront you?!"

In an instant, Xiao Rongxuan's face suddenly lost all color, her lips trembled slightly, and she said with difficulty: "Sister-in-law, I was wrong, I recognized this pendant... It was also I who asked Ruixiang to give it away. Huiyutang engraving...but," her eyes were red, "but after engraving, I regretted it, and the ring disappeared..."

A line of clear tears fell from the corners of Xiao Rongxuan's eyes, as weak and pitiful as grass in the wind and rain.

"Regret?" Nangong Yue said playfully, and asked her coldly, "Second sister, what do you regret? Since you found someone to carve your name on your eldest sister's ring, what do you want to do to make fun of her? The palace has raised you for so many years and taught you to read and understand. Don’t you even understand the principle of prosperity and loss?"

"Sister-in-law, how dare I ruin the reputation of the palace girl?! Sister-in-law, please listen to my explanation." Xiao Rongxuan defended herself in fear, "I just want my mother to be a good example to my eldest sister and the Fang family when she was alive. Brother, have you arranged a marriage? I also have good intentions and want to give this jade pendant to cousin Lei, so that cousin Lei can use it as a token of engagement to come to the palace to propose marriage! Sister-in-law, you believe me!" Her surname is also Xiao, How dare you let Xiao Fei be charged with giving and receiving privately? Wouldn't that be harmful to yourself?

Xiao Rongxuan walked a few steps on her knees and came to Nangong Yue. She burst into tears and said: "Sister-in-law, I really regret it, but after Ruixiang took the ring back from Huiyutang, it disappeared. I can't find it... I think it was stolen on the road..." She sobbed as she spoke, looking at Nangong Yue unblinkingly with her head held high.

Nangong Yue was not moved. Regardless of whether what Xiao Rongxuan said was true or false, it was always true that she had the intention to harm her sisters and took action.

"This girl's family has grown up, and it is inevitable for a girl to fall pregnant." Nangong Yue sighed faintly, "I originally wanted to choose a suitable person for the second sister. Since the second sister thinks Fang Shilei is good, let's marry him. ."

Nangong Yue said in a tone that left no doubt: "I will ask someone to let the Fang family come over to propose marriage."

Hearing this, Xiao Rongxuan was so frightened that her eyes almost widened to the extreme, and her whole body almost collapsed.

Marry Fang Shilei? ! She doesn't want it!

The third member of the Fang family is now in such a predicament. How could she, a dignified girl from the Zhennan Palace, marry into such a down-and-out family? !

Xiao Rongxuan shook her head desperately and shouted: "Sister-in-law, I was wrong, I don't want to marry cousin Lei..."

Nangong Yue pursed her lips and said nothing, looked away from her, and picked up the tea cup again.

It's too late for Xiao Rongxuan to realize her mistake now.

Originally, as Xiao Rongxuan was a concubine of the royal palace, Nangong Yue, as the eldest sister-in-law, would arrange suitable marriage arrangements for her and several other sisters, regardless of whether she was close to him or not.

As long as the Zhennan Palace remains standing, no girl from the Xiao family will suffer any injustice in her husband's family, no matter whether she is a legitimate concubine or not!

However, as a daughter of a family, she wants to frame her own sisters out of temporary jealousy. This is a matter of character and must not be tolerated.

If the family tradition is not strict, disaster will spread to the whole family.

Xiao Rongxuan is about to grow up. She is not a child of five or six years old who is naive and does not understand the world and is instigated by others. She did something wrong and she had to pay for it.

"Sister-in-law..." Xiao Rongxuan was really scared. She rushed toward Nangong Yue's skirt in panic, wanting to hug her legs and beg for mercy.

It's a pity that Baihui and Haitang are both here. How can Xiao Rongxuan succeed? The two maids flashed and grabbed Xiao Rongxuan from the left and right, and then Haitang pointed at her with her palm blade as usual. The back of Xiao Rongxuan's neck was slashed...

Xiao Rongxuan didn't even have time to scream, she tilted her head and fainted, and her body fell softly.

Seeing this, Huamei and Que'er on the side couldn't help but think of the third princess who was knocked unconscious by Haitang in the same way at the double full moon banquet of the grandson. They all thought to themselves: they must never offend Haitang in the future.

Looking at the unconscious Xiao Rongxuan, Nangong Yue put down the tea cup and ordered: "Haitang, take the second girl back to your yard."

"Yes, Crown Princess."

Under the tangled gazes of the maids, Haitang neatly carried Xiao Rongxuan on her right shoulder and carried her away like a sack. Ruixiang stumbled and hurried to follow.

After the three people left, the room was quiet for a moment. Ying'er felt that the atmosphere was a bit dull, so she said without anything to say: "Prince Concubine, do you think what the second lady just said is true?" The jade pendant Was it really stolen?

Nangong Yue smiled slightly, looked at Baihui and said, "Baihui, what do you think?"

After Baihui pondered for a while, he replied: "Back to the imperial concubine, I think the second girl's statement that she regretted it is a lie, but it may be true that the jade pendant is lost." Send Xiao Fei's jade pendant to the brothel, for Xiao Rongxuan To put it simply, he would kill a thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses. Xiao Rongxuan should not be so stupid.

Nangong Yue nodded, curled her lips and said with a half-smile: "The mantis stalks the cicada, but the oriole is behind. You want to harm others, but you don't know how to watch your own back..." According to Xiao Yi, he just wanted to do it. It takes a smart person to be a bad guy! I'm afraid the fool has already trapped himself in the yamen.

Huamei thought thoughtfully and said: "Prince Princess, in other words, the purpose of the person who sent the jade pendant to the Red Thread Tower is to ruin the reputation of several girls in our palace!"

Once the news about Xiao Fei's jade pendant appearing in the brothel spreads, it will not only ruin Xiao Fei, but also the reputation of the Zhennan Palace. No girl in the entire palace will be able to marry into a good family!

Nangong Yue nodded slightly, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Zhennan Palace is the "Local Emperor" of Southern Xinjiang. In addition, Xiao Yi has been growing in power and power in recent years. I am afraid that few people in Luoyue City and even the entire Southern Xinjiang would be so shameless and dare to do such a thing that would harm the family.

The maids all looked at each other, feeling that the answer had been vaguely revealed...

There are only two outsiders in Luoyue City, and their status is not low, the Marquis of Pingyang and the third princess.

Nangong Yue knew that Marquis Pingyang had surrendered to Xiao Yi, so naturally it couldn’t be him, that is——

The third princess!

"The Crown Princess, could it be..."

Quie'er couldn't help but show three fingers to Nangong Yue, and several other maids also looked at Nangong Yue with bright eyes.

"Nine times out of ten," Nangong Yue said lightly.

The remaining 10% or 20% possibility may really be someone else. For example, there is a person from southern Xinjiang who is stupid enough to become an enemy of the palace, or the jade pendant was stolen by accident, and then happened to be mortgaged to a brothel...

However, this is extremely unlikely.

"Baihui, go check on the third princess." Nangong Yue ordered.

After all, Luo Yuecheng is also his own territory. If the third princess really did something, there would be no clues left behind!