Chapter 1449 754 Spring Heart

Has something happened that he doesn't know?

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

These days, Xiao Yi is too busy, either in the military camp or in Qingyunwu every day, so Nangong Yue didn't bother him with these little things.

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

Baihui replied in an orderly manner: "Prince Concubine Zhu, Butler Zhu said that the old man in Hongxiaolou only knew that the son named Lu Jiu came from Jiangnan to travel here, and he didn't know anything else, so Butler Zhu couldn't find that one. Lord Lu."

After a pause, she continued: "However, Butler Zhu found the shop that engraved jade pendants. It was Huiyutang, a shop specializing in jade ornaments in the west of the city. The guy there said that the engraving was a young girl. Butler Zhu looked for it. The artist drew a portrait according to the guy's dictation, and it looks like Ruixiang, the second girl's maid... The guy has quietly come to the palace to identify it, and it is indeed Ruixiang."

During the conversation, the master and servant had already entered the room, and the room was quiet.

Nangong Yue's eyes flashed, and before she could speak, she heard Xiao Yi say lightly, "Ayue, don't worry about these little things."

Xiao Yi's face showed impatience, these concubine daughters of the father and king are really troublesome, all of them are restless, nothing to cause trouble to Ah Yue! There is also Xiao Fei, who is such an adult, he lost his jade pendant, and people have a chance to solve it by himself!

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

Baihui carefully looked at Nangong Yue's eyes, and then walked out obediently.

After the family of three entered the inner room, Xiao Yi took Nangong Yue to sit down on the beautiful couch, let his son sit on his lap, and went to embrace Nangong Yue with his left arm.

"Ayue..."

However, his hand only placed on Nangong Yue's shoulder, and Xiao Yu, who was sitting on his lap, couldn't wait to change his posture.

This stinky boy! Xiao Yi's face darkened in half, and he quickly picked up his son again, intending to put this annoying little guy to sleep early, so that he would not have to rob his daughter-in-law all the time.

But Xiao Xiaoyu was in a hurry, completely unwilling to cooperate, struggling in his father's arms, screaming non-stop.

Seeing Xiaobai Tuanzi's little face flushed red, the mother was very distressed, and hurriedly took over the little guy.

"Giggle..." The little guy turned his face like a book and broke into a smile.

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

This stinky boy just pretended to cry!

He must be pretending to cry!

When you are young, you will be jealous, but when you are old, you will get it!

Xiao Yi said unwillingly: "Ayue, it's getting late, it's time for the stinky boy to go to bed. I asked An Niang, this little baby can't be used to it, it's time to go to bed..."

One of the windows in the inner room was open, and the chattering voice of Xiao Shizi kept coming from the room, intermingled with the sound of insects at night, and the night was getting darker...

The lights of the palace and Bixiaotang went out little by little, until everything was silent...

The moon was hidden and the sun appeared, and the night was gone in the blink of an eye. The next morning, Xiao Yi accompanied Nangong Yue for breakfast, and went out to the camp in Luoyue City.

He left only on his forefoot. Nangong Yue asked Baihui to ask some questions. Then Xiao Fei, Xiao Rongxuan, Xiao Rongying and Xiao Rongyu came over to greet him.

Nangong Yue and the four girls exchanged a few words with each other, then said with a smile, "Sister Fei, the fourth sister, the fifth sister, you should go to the boudoir first." After speaking, she looked at Xiao Rongxuan, "Second sister, I have talk to you."

Xiao Fei took Xiao Rongyu away without asking any further. Seeing this, Xiao Rongying had to get up and follow behind the two of them. When she walked to the door, Xiao Rongying couldn't help but look back at Xiao Rongxuan. There was a bit of jealousy and confusion in her eyes, as if she couldn't understand what the second sister Xiao Rongxuan did to please her sister-in-law.

Xiao Rongxuan did not miss the look in Xiao Rongying's eyes, her heart was excited, and the corners of her mouth could not be restrained.

"Sister-in-law," Xiao Rongxuan said attentively, "is brother Yu still asleep? I'm making clothes for brother Yu these days, and it's almost done. I'll bring it to brother Yu tomorrow to try it out? Why not? If it is appropriate, I can also change it quickly..."

Xiao Rongxuan continued to talk, but Nangong Yue did not answer. Gradually, Xiao Rongxuan also vaguely felt that something was not right. Her voice became softer and quieter, and finally she was completely silent... Her pretty little face showed a little unease, She glanced at Nangong Yue timidly.

There was silence in the room, Nangong Yue still smiled lightly and made a gesture to Baihui. Baihui immediately took out a white jade ring pendant with a wish-fulfilling knot from her sleeve, and the pendant swayed slightly in mid-air...

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 pendant?"

Xiao Rongxuan's heart skipped a beat, and she denied it intuitively, "I don't know!" After a pause, she probably also felt that her tone was not natural, and said again, trying to hide it, "Huan Pei looks at her, I don't know why Sister-in-Law does this. ask?"

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

At first glance, Nangong Yue's eyes were as gentle as usual, but Xiao Rongxuan felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, and felt that her gaze was pierced like a sharp arrow.

Xiao Rongxuan's cherry lips moved, but she didn't make a sound.

She tried to calm down, but her heart was undulating, and her fists were tightly clenched together in her cuffs.

It was just a blink of an eye, and her mind was already changing. She said to herself, it's impossible, my sister-in-law must be deceiving her! She can't mess herself up...

At this time, Queer walked into the house and said, "Prince Concubine, Mother Luo and a few stewards are here and are waiting outside."

Nangong Yue no longer looked at Xiao Rongxuan, and directly asked Queer to bring people in.

A few stewards didn't expect that the second girl was also here with the concubine Shizi, and they were shocked and exchanged glances quickly.

They stepped forward as if nothing had happened, and bowed to Nangong Yue and Xiao Rongxuan first.

Seeing that Nangong Yue had no intention of letting Xiao Rongxuan retire, Mommy Luo immediately began to report: "Prince Shizi, a few servants and maids are going to open the warehouse today. I wanted to count the items for the eldest girl's wedding ceremony, but I found that Teng Xi was there. Something went wrong..."

September 15th is Xiao Fei's wedding ceremony, and various preparations are being carried out in an orderly manner. The palace had just held the wedding ceremony of the first concubine the year before last, so these stewards were basically aware of it. The agenda followed the old example of the prince, but it was slightly reduced. I didn't expect that just when the preparations started, something went wrong. .

The mama, who was in charge of the warehouse, was sweating profusely, and explained stiffly, "Concubine Yi Shi, the tiles on the roof of the west warehouse are broken. Although it hasn't rained these days, the sun is shining and the vines in the warehouse are broken. The seat was sunburnt..."

Ma Ma sighed in her heart: This rattan mat is not afraid of moisture, mildew, or insects, but it is afraid of the sun, and the eldest girl's wedding ceremony follows the ancient ceremony, and the whole hall will be covered with rattan mats, even if one of the vines is damaged To avoid the difference in color between the rattan mats, you have to replace a large piece of the mat.

Strange things come and go, it's all the fault of Mrs. Xu, who guards the west warehouse, for not being careful!

Madam Ma really resented Madam Xu in her heart.

Immediately afterwards, Mammy You, who was in charge of purchasing, stood on Mammy Luo's right and said, "Prince Concubine, I can't buy so many snow rattan seats in Luoyue City for a while. Do you think it's a different kind of rattan seat?"

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

Nangong Yue asked directly, "Where can I buy Xueteng seats?" Since Luo Yue couldn't buy them in the city, they could always buy them elsewhere.

Mammy You of course wanted to save trouble, but since Concubine Shizi asked, she didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly replied: "Return to Concubine Shi, the boss of Xiji in the city said that he has to send someone to pick up the goods on the snowy plateau. It is estimated that it will take about 20 days to come and go, and the time is a bit rushed."

Today is August 28th, and the time is really too tight.

Nangong Yue pondered for a while, and said to Baihui, "Let Butler Zhu send someone to go to the snowy plateau in person..."

The implication is that it must be a Xueteng 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 by the side. Naturally, she heard these words in her ears, her fingernails dug into her tender palms, and she felt unwilling: it was just for Xiao Fei's wedding ceremony, and my sister-in-law would So laborious, obviously all surnamed Xiao, is there such a big difference between the descendants? ! ... Sister-in-law, did she deliberately say these words to herself?

Xiao Rongxuan bit her lower lip, her thoughts drifted away, and the sounds around her seemed to be coming 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 shuddered and woke up, only to realize that she and Nangong Yue were the only ones left in the Dongci room.

Nangong Yue stroked her sleeves and said lightly, "Second sister, I'll ask you again, have you figured it out clearly, do you recognize this ring pendant?"

Xiao Rongxuan's pretty face turned pale, she suddenly stood up, then plopped down on the cold and hard bluestone floor, gritted her teeth and said, "Sister-in-law, I really don't know anything! I don't know why I do this. Are you coming to ask me for a sin?"

As she said that, a layer of mist had already appeared in her black eyes, and her eyes were shining with crystal water, which looked pitiful.

Nangong Yue's expression turned cold in an instant, and even her tone became sharp: "Second sister, originally from the same root, why is it too urgent to fry each other, I have already given you a chance!"

Xiao Rongxuan's body trembled violently, but she still did not speak.

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

Baihui took the white jade ring pendant and took a step closer to Xiao Rongxuan, and then stated: "On June 20th, the little novice from the Great Buddha Temple came to Luoyue City to return the big girl's ring pendant, and happened to be near the Liji dim sum shop to ask questions. On the way, I met Ruixiang who went to buy snacks for the second girl..."

While talking, Baihui glanced at the little maid in Tsing Yi who also knelt down with Xiao Rongxuan, she was so frightened that Ruixiang's body was like a sieve, and her head lowered even lower.

Baihui continued: "Ruixiang asked the little novice to talk to him at that time. Only then did they know that the monks of the Great Buddha Temple had picked up the ring pendant that the eldest girl had dropped in the temple. Said that he was a servant of the palace, and brought the little novice to the palace 'kindly'. When the little novice saw that she was a servant of the palace, he gave her the ring pendant with confidence, so the eldest girl's pendant went to the second girl. in my hand." After speaking, Baihui's eyes turned to Xiao Rongxuan again.

After a pause, Baihui continued calmly: "On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, Ruixiang went to Huiyutang in the west of the city to find someone to engrave two characters on the ring... Ruixiang, the guys in Huiyutang still remember you; Li Remember that the regular customers of the dim sum shop also remember that a little novice came to ask for directions on June 20th..." If ordinary people asked for directions, maybe no one would remember it at all, but a seven or eight-year-old little novice would naturally give Many people were impressed.

Nangong Yue put down the tea cup in her hand. This time, ice slag almost fell out of her voice, and she said word by word:

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

In an instant, Xiao Rongxuan's face was completely bloodless, her cherry lips trembled, and she said sternly, "Sister-in-law, I was wrong, I recognized this ring pendant... I also asked Ruixiang to send it to Huiyutang for engraving. ...but," her eyes were flushed, "but after the words were engraved, I regretted it, but Huanpei disappeared..."

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

"Regret?" Nangong Yue said playfully, and asked her in a cold voice, "Second sister, what do you regret? Since you found someone to engrave your name on your eldest sister's ring pendant, what do you want to do? The palace is raised. You have taught you to read and read for so many years, but don’t you even understand the truth that one is prosperous and one is lost?”

"Sister-in-law, how dare I ruin the reputation of the princess in the palace?! Sister-in-law, listen to my explanation." Xiao Rongxuan defended herself in fear, "I just thought that when my mother was alive, it wasn't for eldest sister and cousin Lei of the Fang family. Are you married? I also have good intentions, and I want to send this jade pendant to cousin Lei, so that cousin Lei can use it as a token of engagement to come to the palace to ask for marriage! Sister-in-law, you believe me!" She is also surnamed Xiao, how dare she To let Xiao Fei be accused of giving and receiving privately, isn't that hurting himself?

Xiao Rongxuan walked a few steps on her knees, came to Nangong Yue, and said again with tears like rain: "Sister-in-law, I really regret it, but after Ruixiang took the ring pendant from Huiyutang, it disappeared, and I can't find it anymore. I think someone might have stolen it on the way..." She choked as she spoke, and looked at Nangong Yue with her head held high.

Nangong Yue was not moved, and no matter if what Xiao Rongxuan said was true or not, it was always true that she had the heart to harm her sisters and took action.

"This girl's family is big, and it's inevitable that the girl will be pregnant." Nangong Yue sighed quietly, "I originally wanted to find a suitable person for the second sister. Since the second sister thinks that Fang Shilei is good, let's marry him."

Nangong Yue said in an unquestionable tone: "I will ask someone to ask the Fang family to come over and propose marriage."

Hearing this, Xiao Rongxuan was so terrified that her eyes were almost stunned to the extreme, and her whole body almost went limp.

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

The Fang family's third room is now in such a situation, how can a girl from the dignified Nanwang Mansion marry into such a poor 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, looked away from her, and picked up the tea cup again.

Xiao Rongxuan knew it was too late now.

Originally, Xiao Rongxuan, as the concubine of the palace, would arrange suitable marriages for her and several other younger sisters, regardless of whether she was close to her heir concubine or not.

As long as the Zhennan Palace stands still, the girls of the Xiao family will not suffer any grievances in their husband's family, no matter their descendants!

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

The family style is not strict, and the disaster extends to the whole family.

Xiao Rongxuan was almost at her age, not a five- or six-year-old child who was naive and did not understand world affairs and was instigated by others. She did something wrong, and she had to pay for it.

"Sister-in-law..." Xiao Rongxuan was really frightened and rushed towards Nangong Yue's skirt, wanting to hug her leg and beg for mercy.

It's a pity that Baihui and Haitang are both here, so how could Xiao Rongxuan succeed? The two maidservants have already pulled Xiao Rongxuan from left to right. After splitting...

Before Xiao Rongxuan could even let out a scream, she tilted her head and fainted, and her body fell down softly.

Seeing this, Thrush and Que'er on the side couldn't help thinking that the third princess was so stunned by Haitang at the double full moon banquet of their descendants.

Looking at Xiao Rongxuan who was in a coma, Nangong Yue put down the tea cup and ordered, "Haitang, take the second girl back to her yard."

"Yes, Concubine Shizi."

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

After the three of them left, the room was quiet for a while, Ying'er felt the atmosphere was a little dull, so she said without words: "Prince Shizi, do you think what the second girl just said is true?" That jade pendant is true Stolen?

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

Baihui pondered for a while, then replied, "Returning to the imperial concubine, the slave thinks that the second girl said that she regrets it is false, but it may be true that the jade pendant is lost." Sending Xiao Fei's jade pendant to the brothel, for Xiao Rongxuan, It is simply killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred. Xiao Rongxuan should not be so stupid.

Nangong Yue nodded, and hooked her lips with a half-smiling smile: "The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind. I want to harm people, but I don't know how to pay attention to my own back..." According to Xiao Yi, if he wants to be a bad person, he is also It takes smart people to be worthy! I am afraid that stupid people have already pitted themselves into the yamen.

Thrush pondered and said, "Princess Shizi, that is to say, the person who sent the jade pendant to the Hongxiaolou wanted to ruin the reputation of several girls in our palace!"

Once Xiao Fei's jade pendant appears in the brothel, it will not only destroy Xiao Fei, but also the reputation of Zhennan Palace. The girls in the entire palace are afraid that they will not be able to marry good people!

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

Zhennan Wangfu is the "Emperor of Earth" in southern Xinjiang, and in recent years, Xiao Yiji has become more and more powerful, and there is probably no one in Luoyue City or even the entire southern Xinjiang who would dare to do such a thing that would bring harm to the family.

Several maids looked at each other in dismay, feeling that the answer had already surfaced faintly...

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

Nangong Yue knew that the Marquis of Pingyang had surrendered to Xiao Yi, so naturally it would not be him, that is—

Three princesses!

"Prince Prince, could it be..."

Queer couldn't help but pointed out three fingers at Nangong Yue, and the other maids also looked at Nangong Yue with bright eyes.

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

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

However, this is very unlikely.

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

After all, Luoyue City is also his own territory. If the third princess really did something, it is impossible not to leave any clues!

This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy, please do not reprint!